The appointment comes after reports suggested that former India spinner Dodda Ganesh was the frontrunner to take charge of the junior men’s selection panel. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) opted for Awana, a move that has come as a surprise given that several reports had linked Ganesh with the role. Former India pacer Parvinder Awana was on Friday appointed chairman of the Indian men’s junior cricket team’s selection committee, contrary to recent media reports.
Former India pacer Parvinder Awana was on Friday appointed chairman of the Indian men’s junior cricket team’s selection committee, contrary to recent media reports.
After hanging up his boots, Awana moved into coaching and has worked extensively in age-group cricket, with Delhi’s U-16, U-19 and U-23 sides as well as the India U-19 team. Meanwhile, Das, a former fast bowler, represented Assam and Goa in domestic cricket and picked up 166 wickets in 49 first-class matches. He played for India U-19 and India A, and later served as bowling coach of the India U-19 side and of Uttarakhand’s senior men’s team. He has coached both his former state sides across the U-19, U-23 and senior levels, and was head coach of the Baroda U-23 team in the 2025/26 season. Yadav, who played 83 first-class matches, was a member of India’s U-19 World Cup-winning squad in 2000 and also represented India A. After his playing days with Hyderabad, he took up coaching and served as head coach of the Hyderabad senior and U-23 teams. He has been a BCCI match referee since 2022. The panel will be responsible for selecting India’s junior men’s teams, starting from the upcoming U-19 Men’s Asia Cup, set to happen from November 5-14 in Al Amerat Cricket Grounds in Oman.
Arjun Yadav as members of the Committee,” the BCCI said in a statement. “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. He’s also currently the Delhi senior men’s bowling coach and it means that he will have to relinquish the role to become the new India junior men’s chief selector. Patel, who represented Gujarat and Baroda, also played for India A and featured in the Duleep Trophy, Deodhar Trophy and Irani Trophy.
