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VVS Laxman to Attend All Senior Selection Meetings Post-Agarkar
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has expanded VVS Laxman's role to include attendance at all future senior selection panel meetings. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed the appointment, marking a significant development in the board's selection hierarchy following recent changes.
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BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia announced that VVS Laxman, who heads the Centre of Excellence, will participate in all upcoming senior selection committee meetings. The decision was disclosed on Tuesday, signalling an expanded remit for the former Indian batsman in the board's cricketing operations.
Laxman's involvement had previously been limited to T20 International and India A team selection discussions. The widened scope of his responsibilities underscores the BCCI's confidence in leveraging his cricket expertise across multiple levels of team management and selection policy.
The move comes in the aftermath of organizational changes within the board's selection framework. By integrating the Centre of Excellence leadership into senior panel deliberations, the BCCI aims to ensure continuity between player development programmes and senior team requirements.
Laxman, a decorated former Test batsman who represented India across all formats, has been instrumental in shaping the board's talent development initiatives since taking on the Centre of Excellence role. His expanded involvement is expected to strengthen coordination between grassroots development and elite team selection processes.