Ramesh Powar, who represented India in two Assessments and 31 One-Day Internationals, brings appreciable teaching expertise to the panel. File
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Ramesh Powar— a person who has adorned a number of hats since his retirement after an illustrious profession — has formally changed Ajit Agarkar within the males’s senior nationwide choice committee. The appointment additionally means Pragyan Ojha has taken over because the chairman of the five-member panel.
The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Ashok Malhotra and Jatin Paranjape, unanimously really helpful Powar’s appointment after screening and interviewing candidates on the BCCI headquarters. The Board secretary Devajit Saikia introduced the choice on Monday (October 19, 2026).
As reported by The Hindu on Saturday (October 17), Powar was the front-runner as soon as the CAC concluded interviewing 5 candidates, together with Wasim Jaffer, Salil Ankola, Jacob Martin and Connor Williams.
Powar, who represented India in two Assessments and 31 One-Day Internationals, brings appreciable teaching expertise to the panel. The previous off-spinner has served as head coach of the India girls’s workforce, Mumbai and Gujarat, in addition to working as a bowling coach on the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
His stint with the ladies’s workforce yielded an Asia Cup title and a silver medal on the Commonwealth Video games, including to a training résumé that spans each worldwide and home cricket.
Powar’s appointment fills the emptiness left by Agarkar, whose tenure as chairman of the choice committee ended on October 4. The BCCI positioned on file its appreciation for Agarkar’s “dedication, conviction and contribution” throughout his time on the helm.
Beneath Agarkar, the choice committee oversaw a profitable interval for Indian cricket, with the nationwide groups profitable three ICC trophies, two Asia Cup titles and back-to-back gold medals on the Asian Video games, in accordance with the BCCI assertion.
Pragyan Ojha will assume the chairperson’s position by advantage of getting performed essentially the most Assessments among the many members of the reconstituted panel. File
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With Agarkar’s departure, Ojha will assume the chairperson’s position by advantage of getting performed essentially the most Assessments among the many members of the reconstituted panel. Das will full 4 years — the utmost permissible tenure for a selector — on the finish of December.
The brand new line-up combines former India gamers with expertise in several aspects of the sport, with Powar’s teaching background probably so as to add one other perspective to the choice course of.
Males’s Choice Committee: Pragyan Ojha (Chairman), Shiv Sunder Das, R.P. Singh, Ajay Ratra and Ramesh Powar.
Printed – October 19, 2026 05:49 pm IST
