These days, major changes are being seen in the corridors of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding the administrative and selection committee. The tenure of Ajit Agarkar, who is serving as the Chief Selector of Team India, has officially ended. After the completion of his tenure, one post has become vacant in the selection committee, to fill which BCCI has released a new vacancy and official advertisement. Other members of the selection committee currently include Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, Shiv Sundar Das and Ajay Ratra. After Agarkar's removal, the responsibility of interim chief selector has been given to former spinner Pragyan Ojha, who is currently holding the post. What are the required qualifications for a member of the selection committee? Candidates applying for this new vacancy issued by BCCI will have to fulfill some special and strict criteria. The member of the selection committee plays a very important role in the selection of players for the senior, A and junior teams of the country. The eligibility conditions as per BCCI rules are as follows: Applicant must have international experience of at least 7 Test matches. Or experience of at least 30 first-class matches is mandatory. Alternatively, the candidate should have the experience of playing at least 10 ODI matches and 20 first-class matches. Additionally, the most important requirement is that at least 5 years have passed since the applicant retired from international or domestic cricket (i.e. a cool-off period of 5 years is mandatory). According to tradition, the one with the most Test match experience among the selection committee members is given the responsibility of chief selector. When can you apply and further process BCCI has fixed the last date for accepting applications for this important post till 14th October at 5 pm. The applications coming within this stipulated time limit will first be subjected to screening and shortlisting process. After this, the shortlisted candidates will be called for personal interview, on the basis of which the name of the new Chief Selector will be approved. Cricket experts believe that the coming year is going to be very challenging and busy for the Indian team. Preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup to be played in the year 2027 have already started, and in such a situation new
