The Lodha Panel has made it mandatory that both senior and junior panel will comprise three selectors. The BCCI's decision to remove former India Test player Ashish Kapoor from the junior selection panel and retain former first-class cricketer Rakesh Parikh has raised eyebrows. The Lodha Panel has made it mandatory that both senior and junior panel will comprise three selectors. Accordingly, Venkatesh Prasad, Parikh and Gyanendra were retained," a senior BCCI official, privy to the development said on conditions of anonymity. But it is baffling that there were two Test players in junior panel and one has been ousted," the official said.

Source: dna January 17, 2017 17:30 UTC