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Ramesh Powar Joins India Cricket Selection Panel
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 20 Oct 2026, 11:17 AM
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Former Indian fast bowler Ramesh Powar has been appointed to the national cricket selection panel, joining a team of experts tasked with choosing players for upcoming series.
Former Indian fast bowler Ramesh Powar has been named a member of the national cricket selection panel, a move that follows the board’s initiative to bring experienced ex-players into key decision‑making roles.
Powar will work alongside the existing selectors and will be responsible for assessing talent across domestic competitions, with particular emphasis on fast bowlers and all‑rounders. His experience is expected to help shape the team’s strategy for upcoming tours.
The selection panel will convene regularly to evaluate performances and recommend players for the Test, ODI and T20I squads. Powar’s addition is viewed as a step toward strengthening the panel’s expertise.
Powar will work alongside the existing selectors and will be responsible for assessing talent across domestic competitions, with particular emphasis on fast bowlers and all‑rounders. His experience is expected to help shape the team’s strategy for upcoming tours.
The selection panel will convene regularly to evaluate performances and recommend players for the Test, ODI and T20I squads. Powar’s addition is viewed as a step toward strengthening the panel’s expertise.