Kris Srikkanth, the former India opener, will head India’s first-ever paid national selection committee which will be officially appointed during the two-day annual general body meeting starting in Mumbai tomorrow.

As expected, the selection committee will also comprise Yashpal Sharma (North), Narendra Hirwani (Central), Surendra Bhave (West) and Raja Venkat (East). The selectors will be paid Rs 25 lakh (US$53,625) per year after the BCCI’s working committee announced new eligibi