Abey Kuruvilla to be appointed as BCCI's new General Manager

Former pacer Abey Kuruvilla, who was appointed senior national selector last year, has quit his post and will take over as the new General Manager (Cricket Operations), a post vacated by Dhiraj Malhotra.

Malhotra stepped down a couple of months back to rejoin Delhi Capitals. Kuruvilla, who had pipped Ajit Agarkar to claim the West Zone selector's post, had to relinquish his post as the constitution states any national selector (junior or senior) can't stay in the post for more than five years cumulatively.

While appointing Kuruvilla, it wasn't taken into account that he had completed four years as chairman of the junior national selection committee, so all he had was one year. Kuruvilla has played 10 Tests for India and his appointment was ratified during BCCI's Apex Council Meeting on Wednesday.