The role of Chief Selector of the Indian men's cricket team has now gone to a spinner i.e. Pragyan Ojha. Till now fast bowler Ajit Agarkar was performing this responsibility. Along with Pragyan Ojha, former spin bowler Ramesh Pawar has also been made a member of the selection committee. Recently, after Ajit Agarkar's tenure ended, Pragyan Ojha was working as the acting Chief Selector. Now he has been given this responsibility full time.
Ashok Malhotra and Jatin Paranjape, members of the Cricket Advisory Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), got this process done for the selection of the selector. The same committee screened the applications for the post of selector at the BCCI headquarters and also conducted interviews. After this the committee decided the name of Ramesh Pawar. Ramesh Pawar has played a total of 2 test matches and 31 ODIs for India. Since then he has been doing coaching work. Apart from being the head coach of the Indian women's team, she has also been the bowling coach at the Center of Excellence.
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Who is included in the selection committee?
Pragyan Ojha has played the maximum number of test matches in the selection committee formed for the Indian men's team. On this basis, he has been made the Chief Selector. Apart from Pragyan Ojha and Ramesh Pawar, this team includes Shiv Sundar Das, RP Singh and Ajay Ratra.
Along with this new appointment, BCCI has thanked former Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar for his contribution. BCCI has praised Ajit Agarkar that during his tenure, Team India won 3 ICC Trophies, two Asia Cups and two consecutive gold medals in the Asian Games.
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How was Pragyan Ojha's career?
Pragyan Ojha, who played for the Indian cricket team from 2008 to 2013, has played a total of 24 test matches for India and has taken 11 wickets in these matches. He has also achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets 7 times and 10 wickets once in Test matches. Pragyan Ojha played a total of 18 ODI matches and took 21 wickets. Not only this, Pragyan Ojha has also taken 10 wickets in a total of 6 T20 matches.