'Unnecessary Risk': Why BCCI Wants Romesh Powar… — and 7 more from the cricket world

Quick sweep of stories worth flagging — each summarised in a line.

• 'Unnecessary Risk': Why BCCI Wants Romesh Powar Over Wasim Jaffer For Selector Job. The reason for why BCCI has chosen Ramesh Powar as the West Zone representative, beating the more-experienced Wasim Jaffer, has been revealed.

• Rs 3 Crore Not Enough? Why Parthiv Patel Pulled Out Of BCCI Chief Selector Race. Parthiv Patel reportedly declined the BCCI chief selector role due to financial issues, as the Rs. 3 crore annual salary was lower than his earnings from coaching and commentary.

• Sunil Gavaskar Points Out Huge Flaw In Gautam Gambhir's Team India Setup: "That's Where You Lose". India head coach Gautam Gambhir has long been an admirer of multi-skilled players and long batting line-ups but Sunil Gavaskar feels this approach is hurting the team.

• "I would feel upset if I'm Auqib Nabi" - Former India batter on pacer's omission from NZ vs IND 2026 Tests. Former India batter Abhinav Mukund opined that Jammu & Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi would be disappointed at not being picked for the Test matches in New Zealand.

• Wasim Jaffer enters race for BCCI chief selector's role, could challenge Pragyan Ojha for top post. Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer has applied for the vacant BCCI chief selector's post, adding a new dimension to the race for India's senior men's selection committee.

• Former Black Caps all-rounder retires from cricket aged 35. A former New Zealand all-rounder announced retirement at age 35 after a distinguished career.

• 'Can deliver the results': Ex-India star makes surprise request to LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka ahead of IPL 2027. " Here's what prompted his message and how it could relate to LSG ahead of IPL 2027.

• Former India cricketer Laxman Sivaramakrishnan sent a message to Dr Sanjiv Goenka, owner of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), ahead of IPL 2027.