Parvinder Awana Appointed Chairman of BCCI Junior Selection Committee
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed former India pacer Parvinder Awana as chairman of the newly formed Junior Selection Committee on October 23, 2026. The committee includes members Krishna Das, Rakesh Patel, and N. Arjun Yadav, with a fifth member to be named soon. Awana played two T20 Internationals and 62 First-Class matches, later transitioning to coaching various youth teams. The Cricket Advisory Committee conducted the selection process for the appointments.
First-hand measurement across 13 sources
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 23 Oct, 10:15 am. Other outlets followed.