BCCI names Parvinder Awana junior committee chairman

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has appointed former India fast bowler Parvinder Awana as chairman of its Junior Cricket Committee, naming three other members while leaving one seat vacant. The BCCI said its Cricket Advisory Committee screened and interviewed applicants before recommending Awana for the chairmanship. Krishna Das, Rakesh Patel and N. Arjun Yadav were named as committee members. The board said the fifth member would be appointed shortly. Awana played two Twenty20 internationals for India and took 191 wickets in 62 first-class matches, representing Delhi, India A and Rest of India. He also played in the Indian Premier League for Kings XI Punjab, now known as Punjab Kings. After retiring, Awana moved into coaching, working with Delhi age-group teams and the India Under-19 side, as well as BCCI high-performance programmes. He is also Delhi’s senior men’s bowling coach, a position he will have to relinquish to take up the selection role, according to one report. The other appointees also have playing and coaching experience in Indian domestic and age-group cricket. Das represented Assam and Goa, taking 166 wickets in 49 first-class matches, and later...