Sunil Joshi, Harvinder Singh likely to replace MSK Prasad, Gagan Khoda in BCCI selection panel

Former India cricketers Sunil Joshi and Harvinder Singh have emerged as the two dark horses to replace MSK Prasad and Gagan Khoda in the senior selection committee, which will be finalized on Wednesday.

The Indian squad for the home series against South Africa will be picked by the new selection committee, candidates for which have been shortlisted and will appear before the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) for interviews in Mumbai on Wednesday.

The three-member CAC, headed by former India all-rounder Madan Lal, met on Tuesday with BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.

The other candidates, who have shortlisted and will appear for the interviews before the CAC, are Venkatesh Prasad, Rajesh Chauhan and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.

Sunil Joshi likely to replace MSK Prasad

Former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi, who played 15 Tests, could emerge as the consensus candidate to replace MSK Prasad as the chairman of the selection committee. The tenures of MSK Prasad and Gagan Khoda are already over while there are still a few months left for Jatin Paranjape, Sarandeep Singh and Devang Gandhi on the panel.

BCCI may likely continue with its policy of one selector from each zone as Sarandeep Singh, Devang Gandhi and Jatin Paranjpe from north, west and east zones are continuing in the existing committee.

Besides Madan Lal, RP Singh and Sulakshana Naik are the other members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). The CAC's immediate task is to screen the shortlisted candidates for the posts left vacant by chief selector MSK Prasad (South Zone) and Gagan Khoda (Central Zone) as their tenures have ended.

For the second selector, who will replace Khoda, it could be Harvinder Singh, who has played for Punjab and Railways.