Ramesh Powar is being strongly considered for the top position on the BCCI’s five-member junior national selection panel, with sources indicating that he might chair the committee in charge of regulating age-group cricket up to the Under-22 level. The former India off-spinner has lately left Gujarat and is reportedly considering a career in cricket administration.
According to a story published on September 19, 2026 by India Today, Ashish Winston Zaidi, the Uttar Pradesh fast bowling star, is also expected to join the junior men’s selection committee with Ramesh Powar.
On August 24, 2026, the BCCI announced that applications for all five posts on the junior men’s selection committee will be accepted until September 5. Each of the five positions has specific responsibilities, and the chairman is intended to provide the most comprehensive control of the committee’s functions.
What will be the junior selection committee’s responsibilities?
The newly constituted junior selection committee will choose age-group teams up to the Under-22 level. Its scope includes selections for coaching camps as well as India’s junior matches against domestic and foreign opponents.
The panel’s formation underscores the BCCI’s intention to provide systematic, devoted oversight of the development route for young cricketers across the country. The committee, which has five positions with diverse responsibilities, is intended to address many areas of junior team management and selection at the same time.
What is Ramesh Powar background before this potential role?
Ramesh Powar, an off-spinner, played two Tests and 31 One-Day Internationals for India. After retirement, he had a diverse coaching record across all formats and levels of the game.
He was in charge of the Indian women’s team for two distinct spells. His second stint ended when the BCCI assigned him to the National Cricket Academy as a spin-bowling coach, where he worked in the men’s development structure led by VVS Laxman.
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Ramesh Powar most recently led Gujarat’s senior men’s squad for a season before stepping down from the position. If the anticipated interest materializes, the veteran cricketer will make a significant step up from the dressing room to the selector’s chair.
