Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Rajesh Chauhan, Amay Khurasiya Apply for National Selector’s Post

Former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan along with former off-spinner Rajesh Chauhan and left-handed batsman Amay Khurasiya have applied for the position of national selectors. According to a report in PTI on Thursday, all three have confirmed they have placed their candidature for a place in the selection committee. The last date for applying is Friday, January 24.

Two others who have confirmed applicants are former junior selector Pritam Gandhe and current junior selection committee member Gyanendra Pandey. However, the duo have completed their four-year tenure in one committee and are unlikely to be considered as per Lodha norms.

If Sivaramakrishnan, who has been a commentator for 20 years and also a spin bowling coach at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, does get the nod, he will become the chairman according to the rules since he will be the senior most having made his Test debut in 1983 (vs West Indies in Antigua) as a 17-year-old.