{"id":182530,"date":"2026-06-19T04:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=182530"},"modified":"2026-06-19T04:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:14:50","slug":"rajesh-pawar-says-appointment-as-chair-of-mumbais-senior-selection-committee-a-huge-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=182530","title":{"rendered":"Rajesh Pawar says appointment as chair of Mumbai\u2019s senior selection committee a huge responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71121565\">For Rajesh Pawar, the appointment as chairman of Mumbai\u2019s senior men\u2019s selection committee is both a recognition of years spent nurturing talent and a challenge he is eager to embrace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an honour but even more importantly, a huge responsibility,\u201d Pawar told        <i>Sportstar<\/i> after the Mumbai Cricket Association announced its selection panels for the 2026-27 season. \u201cAlong with all my colleagues, I will try my best in order to select the best possible winning combination that will hopefully bring more titles to Mumbai across formats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former left-arm spinner replaces Sanjay Patil at the helm of the senior selection committee at a time when Mumbai is looking to bounce back from a trophy-less domestic season. Having won the Ranji Trophy in 2023-24 and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2024-25 under coach Omkar Salvi, Mumbai could not add to its glittering trophy cabinet last season.<\/p>\n<p>Pawar believes his prolonged association with Mumbai\u2019s age-group structure will prove beneficial in his new role. \u201cFor most of the last five years, I have been involved in the Under-23 coaching set-up, so I know all the promising players in Mumbai. The familiarity aspect will also come in handy for everyone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>It is that grounding in Mumbai\u2019s talent pipeline that perhaps distinguishes Pawar\u2019s candidature. A veteran of 83 First Class matches for Mumbai, Baroda and Andhra, besides appearances for West Zone and India A, Pawar seamlessly transitioned into coaching after retirement.<\/p>\n<p>He was rewarded when he guided Mumbai\u2019s U-23 side to the CK Nayudu Trophy title in the 2022-23 season, a campaign that showcased the depth of the city\u2019s next generation.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Pawar served as head coach of Triumph Knights Mumbai North East in the T20 Mumbai League, working closely with a squad led by India\u2019s T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav.<\/p>\n<p>Among the MCA\u2019s structural changes this season is the introduction of a dedicated U-23 selection committee, a move Pawar has wholeheartedly endorsed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U-23 selection committee is an extremely welcome development. During my U-23 coaching set-up, we realised that for the senior selection committee to look after two teams is a huge challenge. It\u2019s a good move to have separate selection committees in place for the senior and U-23 teams,\u201d Pawar said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 19, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/rajesh-pawar-mumbai-cricket-chair-senior-selection-committee\/article71121565.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Rajesh Pawar, the appointment as chairman of Mumbai\u2019s senior men\u2019s selection committee is both a recognition of years spent nurturing talent and a challenge he is eager to embrace.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781864091_Representative20Image.jpeg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":182081,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=182081","url_meta":{"origin":182530,"position":0},"title":"Omkar Salvi retained as head coach, Rajesh Pawar to chair Mumbai senior selection committee","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Former Mumbai spinner Rajesh Pawar was on Thursday named as the chairman of senior selection committee while Omkar Salvi was retained as the head coach by the Mumbai Cricket Association for the 2026-2027 season. 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