Mumbai’s new senior chief selector Sanjay Patil assures fair chances to all players

Ravi Thakkar, Jeetendra Thackeray, Kiran Powar and Vikrant Yeligati are the other members of ex-left arm spinner Patil’s committee

Sanjay Patil has been appointed the new Mumbai senior and U-23 team’s chief selector, taking over from Raju Kulkarni, who has been appointed the head of the Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC).

“I will try my best to keep Mumbai on top and unbeatable. I will miss Kulkarni as a chairman, but he will always be there to guide us. I will ensure not a single cricketer will be ignored at any stage and everyone will get a chance to prove their calibre.,” Patil told mid-day on Friday. Ravi Thakkar, Jeetendra Thackeray, Kiran Powar and Vikrant Yeligati are the other members of ex-left arm spinner Patil’s committee.

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“I am very thankful to CIC chief Kulkarni, all CIC members, MCA advisors Milind Rege sir and Diana Edulji madam and MCA officials Ajinkya Naik and Deepak Patil for showing trust in me,” Patil added. Omkar Salvi, who guided Mumbai to their 42nd Ranji Trophy title last season, was retained as head coach of the senior Mumbai team, while Rajesh Pawar will continue to be the Mumbai U-23 team’s head coach. 

Selectors and coaches

Men’s U-19: Deepak Jadhav (chairman), Mandar Phadke, Umesh Gotkhindikar, Bhavin Thakkar and Piyush Soneji. 
Head coach: Dinesh Lad. 

Men’s U-16: Onkar Khanvilkar (chairman), Jayprakash Jadhav, Prashant Sawant, Kersi Pavri and Amol Bhalekar. 
Head coach: Sandesh Kawle. 

Men’s U-14: Ravi Kulkarni (chairman), Zulfiqar Parkar, Rohan Raje, Azim Khan and Santosh Jagtap. 
Head coach: Nilesh Masurkar.

Women’s senior and U-23: Laya Francis (chairperson), Seema Pujare, Shraddha Chavan, Sheetal Sakru and Kalpana Cardoso. 
Head coach: Sunetra Paranjape (Sr team) and Ajay Kadam (U-23 team). 

Women’s U-19: Sunita Singh (chairperson), Aparna Chavan, Sangeeta Kamat, Veena Paralkar and Kalpana Murkar. 
Head coach: Sarvesh Damle 

Women’s U-15: Manish More (chairman), Ashish Mahadeshwar, Swati Patil, Nancy Daruwala and Nilima Patil. 
Head coach: Aparna Kambli

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