According to a report by PTI, the BCCI, who sacked the Chetan Sharma-led committee of selectors with immediate effect on Friday, will appoint different captains across three formats. The board has already invited fresh applications for the vacant post, with the deadline set at November 28.

As per PTI, Ahmedabad and Kolkata will host the knockout stages of Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) respectively while the BCCI will conduct two Irani Cup ties over the next months. SMAT will begin on October 11 while the Vijay Hazare Trophy will get underway on November 12.

The Indian Cricketers' Association has received Rs 2 crore from the BCCI to kick-start operations. India's first-ever players' association formed as per recommendations of the Lodha panel and has been desperately seeking funds ever since its office bearers were elected in October last year.

On Monday, Sourav Ganguly confirmed that the ODI series against South Africa will be the first assignment for the new selection committee, with Laxman Sivaramakrishnan leading the race to be the new chief selector. Regarding CAC, he admitted that they are looking for Gautam Gambhir’s replacement.