Former India teammates Sunil Joshi and Venkatesh Prasad have emerged the top contenders to replace MSK Prasad as chairman of the national selection committee.

The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Madan Lal, Sulakshana Naik and RP Singh, which met for the first time on Tuesday, shortlisted L Sivaramakrishnan, Joshi and
Prasad from South Zone, while Rajesh Chauhan and Harvinder Singh have been shortlisted from Central Zone to replace Gagan Khoda. MSK Prasad and Khoda's four-year terms have ended.