Parvinder Awana appointed as BCCI Junior Selection Committee Chairman

Former India fast bowler Parvinder Awana has been appointed as the chairman of the BCCI’s junior selection committee, the board announced on Friday, October 23. His appointment was recommended by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Ashok Malhotra and Jatin Paranjape, after an interview process.

Krishna Das, Rakesh Patel and Arjun Yadav have been named as additional members, with the BCCI confirming that a fifth member will be named soon.

“The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) conducted a selection process for the appointment of members to the Junior Cricket Committee. The CAC screened and interviewed the applicants and after this process recommended the appointment of Parvinder Awana as Chairman along with Krishna Das, Rakesh Patel and N. Arjun Yadav as members of the Committee,” the board said in a statement.

Awana represented India in two T20 Internationals and took 191 wickets in 62 first-class matches. He played domestic cricket for Delhi and represented India A and Rest of India while featuring for Kings XI Punjab, now Punjab Kings, in the IPL.

After retirement, he moved into coaching and worked with the Delhi Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 teams. His experience also includes stints in the Indian Under-19 setup and the BCCI and Center of Excellence (COE) high performance programs.

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A former fast bowler for Assam and Goa, Das took 166 wickets in 49 first-class matches. He represented India Under-19 and India A before taking on coaching roles including the India Under-19 team and Uttarakhand’s Ranji Trophy team.

Patel represented Gujarat and Baroda in domestic cricket and played for India A. He also featured in the Duleep Trophy, Deodhar Trophy and Irani Trophy. His coaching career has included roles with Gujarat and Baroda teams at Under-19, Under-23 and senior level. In the 2025–26 season, he led Baroda’s under-23 team.

Yadav played 83 first-class matches and represented India A. In 2000, he was part of India’s under-19 World Cup winning team and later played for Hyderabad. He subsequently coached the senior and under-23 teams before becoming a BCCI match referee in 2022.

The committee’s immediate task will be to oversee the Indian junior team selections, with the appointment of its final member still pending.

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