The Women's Cricket Association of India has done away with the five- member selection committee comprising members from each of the five zones and introduced a three-member national body consisting of former women cricketers.

Attempting to achieve what the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been dillydalling for years, the WCAI at its Annual General Meeting in New Delhi on Sunday, nominated the national committee headed by Sreerupa Bose.

Shanta Rangaswamy and Diana Eduljee are the other members of the committee, which will have a two-year term, the WCAI said in a release on Monday. Having five selectors from each zone was creating problems as each selector gave preference to the players from that particular zone, the WCAI said in the release.

The WCAI said henceforth both the national selection committee and the junior selection committee would be nominated by the General House.

Shubhangi Kulkarni will head the junior selection committee with Sandhya Aggarwal and Preeti Manohar as other members.

New Zealand is expected to tour India in November-December for a two- Test and five one-day international series along with five first-class matches against each zones, the release added.

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