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Ex-India spinner Neetu David heads new women's selection panel

The board had invited applications for the respective positions earlier this year via a press release and a notification on its official website.

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Neetu David, selection panel, BCCI women
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Published : Sep 26, 2020, 8:54 PM IST

Mumbai: Former India spinner Neetu David has been appointed chairperson of a new five-member senior women's selection panel, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Saturday. The announcement ends a nearly 10-month without a selection committee in place.

Four other former India players are part of the panel. They are opener Arati Vaidya (3 Tests and 6 ODIs), fast bowler Renu Margrate (5 Tests and 23 ODIs), wicket-keeper Venkatacher Kalpana (3 Tests and 8 ODIs), and Mithu Mukherjee (4 Tests) make up the rest of the panel.

Neetu David,  selection panel, BCCI women
Neetu David

Neetu was India's all-time highest wicket-taker with 141 wickets in 97 ODI matches, before pacer Jhulan Goswami surpassed her, though the left-arm spinner remains the country's second-highest wicket-taker in the 50-over format. Her 8/53, against England in November 1995, is the best by an Indian in Test cricket.

Neetu David,  selection panel, BCCI women
Indian women's team

"On account of seniority, Neetu David, the former left-arm spinner, will head the five-member committee," said the BCCI in a statement.

Neetu David,  selection panel, BCCI women
BCCI

"She holds the world record for best bowling figures in an innings in a Test for her 8/53 against England Women in the Jamshedpur Test held in 1995. She is also the second-highest wicket-taker for India in WODIs with 141 scalps and was also the first from India to take 100 WODI wickets," read a release from BCCI Secretary Jay Shah's office.

Mumbai: Former India spinner Neetu David has been appointed chairperson of a new five-member senior women's selection panel, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Saturday. The announcement ends a nearly 10-month without a selection committee in place.

Four other former India players are part of the panel. They are opener Arati Vaidya (3 Tests and 6 ODIs), fast bowler Renu Margrate (5 Tests and 23 ODIs), wicket-keeper Venkatacher Kalpana (3 Tests and 8 ODIs), and Mithu Mukherjee (4 Tests) make up the rest of the panel.

Neetu David,  selection panel, BCCI women
Neetu David

Neetu was India's all-time highest wicket-taker with 141 wickets in 97 ODI matches, before pacer Jhulan Goswami surpassed her, though the left-arm spinner remains the country's second-highest wicket-taker in the 50-over format. Her 8/53, against England in November 1995, is the best by an Indian in Test cricket.

Neetu David,  selection panel, BCCI women
Indian women's team

"On account of seniority, Neetu David, the former left-arm spinner, will head the five-member committee," said the BCCI in a statement.

Neetu David,  selection panel, BCCI women
BCCI

"She holds the world record for best bowling figures in an innings in a Test for her 8/53 against England Women in the Jamshedpur Test held in 1995. She is also the second-highest wicket-taker for India in WODIs with 141 scalps and was also the first from India to take 100 WODI wickets," read a release from BCCI Secretary Jay Shah's office.

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