The Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) approved the revival of the Talent and Research Development Officers (TRDO) program during its annual general meeting (AGM). The board also announced an increased incentive for domestic players, encouraging teams to reach the final of the tournament.
Former Delhi cricketer Mithun Manhas was unanimously elected as the 37th President of the Board at BCCI AGM in Mumbai on Sunday. He replaced Roger Binny, who stepped on reaching the age limit of 70 years last month. The board reshuffled both its administrative and selection structures.
Consider bringing BCCI Talent Resource Development Wing
According to Revsportz, BCCI is considering bringing back the Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW), a scouting program that once discovered future stars to future stars MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, RP Singh and Piyush Chawla discovered future stars.
BCCI AGM has proposed to resume TRDO. Jagmohan Dalmiya presented it at the turn of the century when he was the president of the BCCI to see talents at the ground level. #Bcciagm
– Revsportz Global (@revsportzglobal) September 28, 2025
The initiative, originally launched during the President’s presidency in 2002, was discontinued after a few years despite his initial success.
If revived, the structure will once again appoint former cricketers and coaches as talented resource development officers, each officer responsible for scouting talent in different fields.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is then 21, entered the program, even though it was designed only for U-19 players. He was included on the recommendation of former Bengal captain Prakash Poddar, who was part of Dilip Vengsarkar’s TRDW panel.
Poddar, who participated in a U-19 game in Jamshedpur, notices Dhoni playing in a nearby Ranji at a day of a day of a day for Bihar (before the formation of Jharkhand) and pushed him for his selection in the system.
This will be an incentive for teams to reach the final – Harbhajan Singh
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh revealed that the BCCI has introduced a new incentive scheme to financially reward domestic players based on the number of matches playing in a season.
Harbhajan told reporters after the meeting, “It has been decided that if a player plays more domestic matches in a season, he will get more money. It will be an encouragement for teams to reach the final of the domestic tournament.”
“If a cricketer plays 14 first class matches in a season, he will get an additional match fee of Rs 1 crore,” he said.
Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh appointed senior selectors of Indian cricket team
The Control Board for Cricket in India has appointed former India cricketers Pragan Ojha and RP Singh as members of the National Senior Selection Committee. He in the selection committee led by Ajit Agkar. Sharath and Subroto replaced Banerjee.
Ojha played 24 Tests, 18 Odis and six T20I for India. The left -arm spinner took 144 wickets in the formats. He represented Hyderabad, Bengal and Bihar in his game career and later served at the IPL Governing Council.
RP Singh was part of India’s 2007 T20 World Cup winning squad. He played 14 Tests, 58 Odis and 10 T20I, took 124 wickets. Left-Arm Paper has experience on the Cricket Advisory Committee and has worked as a television commentator.
Former Pesar Praveen Kumar, Batter Amay Khurasia, Ashish Winston Zaidi, and Shakti Singh were other notable applicants.
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