Parvinder is chairperson of BCCI’s Junior Selection Committee; Arjun Yadav in panel

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Parvinder Awana as chairman of the Junior Selection Committee along with Hyderabad’s N Arjun Yadav, Krishna Das and Rakesh Patel.  The fifth member of the Junior Cricket Committee will be appointed shortly.

“The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) conducted a selection process for the appointment of members to the 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 Arjun Yadav as members of the committee,” says a BCCI release.

Awana played two T20Is for India and featured in 62 First-Class matches, taking 191 wickets. The former fast bowler represented Delhi, India A and Rest of India, besides playing in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). After retirement, he moved into coaching, working with Delhi’s Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 teams, as well as India Under-19 and various BCCI/COE high-performance programmes.

N Arjun Yadav represented India A and played 83 First-Class matches during his playing career. Pic: Cricinfo

Das, a former Assam and Goa fast bowler, played 49 First-Class matches and took 166 wickets. He represented India Under-19 and India A and later worked as India Under-19 bowling coach and as the bowling coach of the Uttarakhand Ranji Trophy team.

Patel represented Gujarat and Baroda and played for India A, besides featuring in the Duleep Trophy, Deodhar Trophy and Irani Trophy. He worked as a coach with Baroda and Gujarat across Under-19, Under-23 and senior teams, and was head coach of the Baroda Under-23 team in the 2025-26 season.

Arjun Yadav represented India A and played 83 First-Class matches during his playing career. He was also part of India’s Under-19 World Cup-winning squad in 2000. Following his playing career with Hyderabad, he took up coaching, serving as head coach of the Hyderabad senior and Under-23 teams, and has served as a BCCI Match Referee since 2022.

Junior Cricket Committee: Parvinder Awana (chairperson), Krishna Das, Rakesh Patel, N Arjun Yadav.