On Friday, October 23, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the members of the Junior Selection Committee. The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) conducted a selection process for the appointment of members to the committee.
While the former Indian pacer Parvinder Awana, who played two T20Is for India, was appointed Chairman, Krishna Das, Rakesh Patel and N. Arjun Yadav were appointed as members of the committee.
The BCCI media release noted that the fifth member of the Junior Cricket Committee will be appointed shortly. Interestingly, after retirement, Awana moved into coaching, working with Delhi’s U16, U19 and U23 teams, as well as India U19 and various BCCI/COE high-performance programmes.
“Das, a former Assam and Goa fast bowler, played 49 First-Class matches and took 166 wickets. He represented India U19 and India A and later worked as India U19 bowling coach and as the bowling coach of the Uttarakhand Ranji Trophy team,” the BCCI statement read.
“Patel represented Gujarat and Baroda and played for India A, besides featuring in the Duleep Trophy, Deodhar Trophy and Irani Trophy. He worked as a coach with Baroda and Gujarat across U19, U23 and senior teams, and was Head Coach of the Baroda U23 team in the 2025-26 season.”
“Yadav represented India A and played 83 First-Class matches during his playing career. He was also part of India’s U19 World Cup-winning squad in 2000. Following his playing career with Hyderabad, he took up coaching, serving as Head Coach of the Hyderabad senior and U23 teams, and has served as a BCCI Match Referee since 2022,” the statement concluded.
Junior Cricket Committee: Parvinder Awana (Chairperson), Krishna Das, Rakesh Patel, N. Arjun Yadav
