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Pragyan Ojha Named Chief Selector as Ramesh Powar Joins BCCI Panel

A settled chair gives the reconstituted five‑member panel the authority to finalise squads, manage player workloads, and shape preparation for the 2027 ODI World Cup.

Pragyan Ojha (L) will be BCCI's chief selector with Ramesh Powar (R) replacing Ajit Agarkar in the selection panel. (Image: X/@BCCI)
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Pragyan Ojha (right) has been named new chief selector

Overview

  • The BCCI announced on Monday, October 19 that Pragyan Ojha will chair the senior men’s selection committee and Ramesh Powar has been added as the West Zone selector.
  • The full five‑member panel now reads Pragyan Ojha (chair), Shiv Sundar Das, RP Singh, Ajay Ratra and Ramesh Powar and will take immediate responsibility for team picks across formats.
  • The Cricket Advisory Committee of Ashok Malhotra and Jatin Paranjape screened candidates, interviewed them at BCCI headquarters and unanimously recommended Powar for the vacancy left by Ajit Agarkar.
  • Powar brings coaching experience with the India women’s team, Mumbai and Gujarat and work at the BCCI Centre of Excellence while Ojha became chair under the board’s seniority rule based on Test caps.
  • The board formally thanked outgoing chairman Ajit Agarkar for his three‑year term, and the new panel’s first tasks include selections for the upcoming New Zealand tour and longer‑term World Cup planning.