BCCI appoints pacer who played two T20Is as Junior Selection Committee chief

Parvinder Awana. (Photo/BCCI)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday appointed former India pacer Parvinder Awana as the chairperson 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 applicants and, following 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," BCCI said in a statement.Awana played two T20Is for India and featured in 62 First-Class matches, taking 191 wickets. He represented Delhi, India A and Rest of India during his playing career and also played in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab.

After retiring, he moved into coaching and worked with Delhi's U16, U19 and U23 teams, as well as India U19 and various BCCI and Centre of Excellence (COE) high-performance programmes.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 India U19 team and the Uttarakhand Ranji Trophy side.

Rakesh Patel represented Gujarat and Baroda and played for India A. He also featured in the Duleep Trophy, Deodhar Trophy and Irani Trophy. After his playing career, Patel coached Baroda and Gujarat teams across the U19, U23 and senior levels. 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 U19 World Cup-winning squad in 2000. After playing for Hyderabad, Yadav took up coaching and went on to serve as head coach of the Hyderabad senior and U23 teams. He has also worked as a BCCI match referee since 2022.The BCCI said the fifth member of the Junior Cricket Committee will be appointed shortly.