BCCI appoints former India pacer Parvinder Awana as the chairman of the junior selection committee

Parvinder Awana. (Photo/BCCI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday appointed former India pacer Parvinder Awana as the chairman of its junior selection committee.“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 the 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 BCCI said in a statement.Awana played two T20Is for India and featured in 62 first-class matches, taking 191 wickets. During his playing career he represented Delhi, India A and Rest of India and also played in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab. After retirement, he moved into coaching, working with the Delhi U16, U19 and U23 teams, as well as the India U19 and various BCCI and Center of Excellence (COE) high-performance programs.Krishna Das, a former fast bowler who represented Assam and Goa, played 49 first-class matches and took 166 wickets. He also represented India U19 and India A before moving into coaching. Das later served as the bowling coach of the Indian U19 team and the Uttarakhand Ranji Trophy team.Rakesh Patel represented Gujarat and Baroda and played for India A. He also featured in Duleep Trophy, Deodhar Trophy and Irani Trophy. After his playing career, Patel coached the Baroda and Gujarat teams across the U19, U23 and senior categories. He was the head coach of the Baroda U23 team in the 2025–26 season.N. Arjun Yadav represented India A and played 83 first-class matches. He was also part of India’s under-19 World Cup winning team in 2000. After playing for Hyderabad, Yadav took up coaching and went on to become the head coach of Hyderabad’s senior and U23 teams. From 2022, he is also serving as BCCI match referee.The BCCI said that the fifth member of the Junior Cricket Committee will be appointed soon.