Parvinder Awana named BCCI junior selection chairman
Former India pacer Parvinder Awana has been appointed chairman of the BCCI’s newly formed junior selection committee. The appointment was made on Friday, 23 October 2026.
Krishna Das, Rakesh Patel and N. Arjun Yadav are the other members. The BCCI said the fifth member of the Junior Cricket Committee will be appointed shortly.
The details
According to the BCCI, the Cricket Advisory Committee screened and interviewed the applicants. It then recommended Awana as chairman, with Das, Patel and Yadav as members.
Awana played two T20Is for India and 62 first-class matches, taking 191 wickets. He represented Delhi, India A and Rest of India, and played in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab, now Punjab Kings.
Background in junior cricket
Awana was part of India’s U19 World Cup-winning squad in 2000. After retiring, he moved into coaching and worked with Delhi’s U16, U19 and U23 teams, as well as India U19 and various BCCI and COE high-performance programmes.
What it means for India U19
India U19’s most recent results came on the India U19 tour of Sri Lanka 2026. In July they won an ODI by 4 wickets on 4 July, lost by 8 wickets on 6 July and by 1 wicket on 9 July, drew a Test on 13 July and won another by 211 runs on 20 July.
Their next assignment is the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2026. India U19 face Nepal U19 on Friday, 6 November at 10:30 AM IST, Pakistan U19 on Sunday, 8 November at 10:30 AM IST, and United Arab Emirates U19 on Tuesday, 10 November at 10:30 AM IST.
