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| September 20, 2002 | Friday | Rajab 12, 1423 |
Patel named India’s chief selector
KOLKATA, Sept 19: Former Test batsman Brijesh Patel was Thursday elected chairman of India’s revamped cricket selection committee that includes four new faces including member of parliament Kirti Azad.
Patel, himself a first-time selector, replaces Chandu Borde following the annual elections of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) here.
Jagmohan Dalmiya, meanwhile, was unanimously re-elected BCCI president for another year, while Karunakaran Nair took over as secretary from Niranjan Shah.
Patel, a dashing batsman who played 21 Tests in the 1970s, will be joined by three ex-internationals — Azad, Kiran More and Pranab Roy — and former first class cricketer Sanjay Jagdale in the new five-man selection panel.
Jagdale is the only surviving member of the previous committee after erstwhile colleagues Madan Lal, Ashok Malhotra and Shivlal Yadav were ousted in the elections.
Azad, a member of India’s World Cup winning squad in 1983, played seven Tests before retiring five years later to pursue a career in politics.
He is a sitting member of parliament belonging to the ruling Hindu nationalist party, the Bhartiya Janata party (BJP).
More was India’s wicket-keeper for 49 Tests till 1993 while Roy, son of former opener Pankaj Roy, played two Tests on a tour of England in 1982.—AFP/Reuters
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