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The Board of Control for Cricket in India is set to reinvent the domestic season. A four-member working group formed for the purpose has suggested splitting the Ranji Trophy into two halves and restructuring the Duleep Trophy for the forthcoming season. Laxman, men’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar and former India pacer Abey Kuruvilla, BCCI general manager — met last week …

As per the BCCI constitution, the candidate with the most Test caps becomes the chief selector. Ahmedabad: Former India pacer Chetan Sharma was on Thursday appointed chairman of the senior national selection panel by the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee, which also picked Mumbai’s Abey Kuruvilla and Odisha’s Debasis Mohanty in the five-member team. The new panel was formed on the …

Chetan Sharma named chief selector; Abey Kuruvilla and Debasish Mohanty in panel too

The BCCI named Chetan Sharma as the chairman of the selection committee, while Abey Kuruvilla and Debasish Mohanty were the other members in the panel. While 11 candidates were interviewed, the Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee - RP Singh and Sulakshana Naik were the other members of the panel - recommended Sharma, Kuruvilla and Mohanty for the role. Mohanty, the …

The process of selecting the new Chief Selector of Team India has finally ended. The Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee has shortlisted the names of Chetan Sharma, Abey Kuruvilla and Debasish Mohanty to fill the three vacant positions in the five-member national selection panel. Based on CAC’s recommendations Mr Chetan Sharma, Mr Abey Kuruvilla and Mr Debashish Mohanty have been …

Former Indian pacer Abey Kuruvilla in fray to become national selector

Mumbai: Former India and Mumbai speedster Abey Kuruvilla is in the fray to fill one of the three vacant positions in the national selection panel. Kuruvilla was in the junior selection panel from 2008-12 and headed it when India won the U-19 World Cup in 2012. But the Navi Mumbai based 53-year-old pacer will have to face stiff competition from …

Editor’s note: With FirstAct, Firstpost is collaborating with theatre and improv artists from all over India, who’ll perform short pieces or readings over a Zoom video-conference call. After FirstAct’s debut show with Improv Comedy Bangalore, followed by Drama Queen’s For Tomorrow, Theatre Jil Jil Ramamani’s Haiku in a Bun, OGLAM’s Abey Yaar!, Chanakya Vyas’ Leftovers, and MD Pallavi’s Salt, we …

FirstAct: Watch OGLAM's Abey Yaar!, a story of five friends reuniting over a video-call that takes an unusual turn

FirstAct: OGLAM's Abey Yaar! vets relationships in a digital age through the lenses of privilege and prejudice

In OGLAM’s Abey Yaar!, a seemingly casual, fun reunion of five friends over a Zoom call sheds light on human behaviour driven by social anxiety, issues of gender, caste, class, and everything in between. After FirstAct’s debut show with Improv Comedy Bangalore, followed by Drama Queen’s For Tomorrow, and Theatre Jil Jil Ramamani’s Haiku in a Bun, we are all …