The five candidates interviewed by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of the BCCI to fill the two vacant spots in the national selection committee were asked some straightforward questions and a few tactful ones pertaining to Indian cricket.

Sunil Joshi, Venkatesh Prasad and L Sivaramakrishnan were shortlisted from South Zone, while Rajesh Chauhan and Harvinder Singh were the contenders from Central Zone.

Joshi replaced MSK Prasad as chairman of selectors and Harvinder took the spot vacated by Gagan Khoda after their four-year terms ended.