Former Paceman Ajit Agarkar Appointed Chief Selector

Mumbai: Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar has been appointed as the chairman of the selection committee for the senior and under-23 Mumbai men's team by the Mumbai Cricket Association.

Agarkar, who grabbed 288 ODI wickets in 191 matches, replaces former cricketer Milind Rege at the helm of affairs of the selection committee for the senior team. Agarkar, now 39, played his last Test match versus Pakistan in 2006 and last ODI against England in 2007.

The committee headed by Agarkar comprises former India players Nilesh Kulkarni and Jatin Paranjpe and Sunil More, a media release by MCA said. MCA sources said a decision to this effect was taken by its Cricket Improvement Committee.

Rajesh Pawar has been named chairman for the selection committee to chose the under-19 men's Mumbai team and the committee comprises former India bowler Avishkar Salvi, Raju Sutar and Santosh Shinde. For the Under-16 boys team, Atul Ranade has been appointed as the chairman of the selection committee, which consists of Mandar Phadke, Piyush Soneji and Mayur Kadrekar.

All the committees were selected for 2017-18.