In a refreshing move, Mumbai cricket will see some sort of cohesion between junior and senior selection committees. Yesterday, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) announced its selection committees for all age groups. To have a common link between the senior and U-19 team, the Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) headed by former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar, appointed Sanjay Patil as U-19 chairman of selectors even though Patil is in the newly-appointed senior selection panel headed by Milind Rege.

Similarly, Mandar Phadke, who is a part of the U-19 selection committee, was appointed U-16 chairman of selectors. The CIC also re-introduced an U-12 selection committee. Former Mumbai captain Rege, 70, returned as chairman of selectors for the senior and U-23 teams after being unceremoniously removed in 2017 despite Mumbai making it to the Ranji Trophy final for the second consecutive year. In March, Ajit Agarkar's selection panel resigned hours before the MCA's ad-hoc committee met to decide their fate after the general body demanded their ouster for not watching enough local matches.