Indian board sacks selection panel after T20 World Cup exit

By
Reuters

November 18, 2022

The shadow of a man falls on a backdrop with the logo of the Indias cricket board BCCI before the start of a news conference to announce its cricket teams coach, in Mumbai, India, August 16, 2019. — Reuters
The shadow of a man falls on a backdrop with the logo of the India's cricket board BCCI before the start of a news conference to announce its cricket team's coach, in Mumbai, India, August 16, 2019. — Reuters

  • Selection panel gets sacked after India's loss in T20 WC semi-finals.
  • Chetan Sharma-led senior selection committee gets sacked first.
  • Former players criticised selectors for team performance.

The Indian cricket board (BCCI) responded to the national team's defeat in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia last week by sacking their senior selection committee on Friday.

India were dumped out of the tournament in Australia after a 10-wicket hammering by eventual champions England and Rohit Sharma's side was labelled "clueless" and "out of their depth" by former players, fans and the country's media.

Former head coach Ravi Shastri also said the team needed to appoint a new captain for the shortest format of the game. But it was the Chetan Sharma-led senior selection committee that was first to go.

"The Board of Control for Cricket in India invites applications for the position of national selectors (senior men)," the BCCI said in a statement, adding that it was looking to fill five positions.

England won the Twenty20 title after beating Pakistan in the final.