Jatin Paranjpe and Gagan Khoda have been removed from the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) senior selection panel after the board was clearly told to trim the panel to three members in place of five, as recommended by the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee.
The decision was taken based on the Lodha Committee’s email to BCCI CEO Rahul Johri on Wednesday evening.
As per the Lodha recommendations that have been approved by the apex court, senior selection committee was supposed to be a three-member team comprising Test players.
However, amid the administrative crisis, the BCCI went ahead with the selection committee meet for the England series on January 6 with five members including Paranjpe and Khoda, who have not played Test cricket.
The next big assignment for the selection panel will be to pick the squad for the one-off Test against Bangladesh, which is scheduled from February 8.
