Vengsarkar, Raju to come into national selection committee

Mumbai, Sep 22 (UNI) Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar is set to take over as chief national selector from ex-teammate Kiran More.

Vengsarkar's name has been put forward from the influential West Zone, one of India's five regions represented on the panel.

''The Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) management committee has proposed Vengsarkar as West Zone's representative and we expect his name to be cleared by other state associations of this zone,'' MCA treasurer Ratnakar Shetty said.

Vengsarkar's appointment appears to be a formality and his credentials as one of the finest batsman of his generation are likely to ensure that he heads the committee.

The new senior selection committee will be announced during the board's annual general meeting in Mumbai on September 27 and 28.

Meanwhile former India spinner Venkatapathy Raju is expected to replace V B Chandrasekhar, who like More finishes his term, as the south zone's representative.

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