Ramesh Powar is a favourite to succeed Ajit Agarkar on BCCI's senior men's selection committee. The former India spinner from Mumbai is expected to join the panel, which will be headed by Pragyan Ojha.

Currently, Ojha is heading the panel on an interim basis.

After the deadline for applications to the senior panel closed on October 14, the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) interviewed four or five candidates, including former India opener Wasim Jaffer, for the position. The interviews, it is learnt, were held on October 15.

Cricbuzz understands the CAC has decided to repose faith in Powar, who featured in two Tests and 31 ODIs for India. Among the others interviewed for the senior selection committee position were Connor Williams and Jacob Martin, both former Baroda players.

Powar was also interviewed for the junior selection panel and was initially considered for the chairman’s role before eventually being co-opted into the senior panel.

The chairman junior selection committee role may not go to Dodda Ganesh, a former India pacer from Karnataka.