5 prominent Test cricketers who went on to become chief selectors 

Sandip Patil

Patil coached the Kenyan cricket team to the semi-finals of the 2003 ICC World Cup

Former Indian cricketer Sandeep Patil was appointed the Chairman of the national selection committee in September 2012 after Srikkanth’s term ended. The others in his selection panel included Roger Binny (South Zone), Saba Karim (East Zone), Vikram Rathore (North Zone), and Rajinder Singh Hans (Central zone).

At his peak, Patil was a destructive batsman who played 29 Tests and 45 ODIs for India, scoring 1588 and 1005 runs respectively. After bidding goodbye to cricket from all formats, he was selected as the coach of India and then India A.

Later, he also worked as the coach of the Kenyan national team and memorably guided them to the semi-finals of the 2003 ICC World Cup. The 60-year-old had also applied for the post of India’s head coach last year, but lost out to Anil Kumble.