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- ↑ Arya Sekhar Chakraborty. Indian National Selectors: Roles and Responsibilities. Sportskeeda.
- ↑ Devendra Pandey. Five new India selectors with 13 Tests between them. Indian Express.
- ↑ Jon Pierik. Who will be Australian cricket's long-term chairman of selectors? The Sydney Morning Herald.
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