BCCI dissolves 4-member national selection committee headed by Chetan Sharma

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has disbanded the selection committee headed by Chetan Sharma on November 19, 2022 after India's dismal performance in Asia Cup 2022 and T20 World Cup.

Important facts

• Apart from chief selector Chetan Sharma, the other members of the selection committee were Sunil Joshi, Harvinder Singh and Devashish Mohanty.

• The BCCI invited fresh applications for national selectors for the senior men's team and the last date for submission of applications is November 28.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was founded on 4 December 1928 at the Roshanara Club in Delhi by a group of players to end the British monopoly in cricket.

• BCCI earlier had 6 regional bodies as its members, currently it has 30 full time members.

• Its head office is located at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• It is affiliated to the International Cricket Council (ICC) and is the richest cricket board in the world.

• It regulates all the tournaments inside and outside India.

• It has the authority to select players, umpires and officials to participate in international events.

• BCCI President - Roger Binny

• BCCI secretary - Jay Shah