5 prominent Test cricketers who went on to become chief selectors 

Lala Amarnath

Amarnath took 45 wickets in 24 Tests

Amarnath was the chief selector in 1959, when Australia visited India and upstaged the hosts by an innings and 127 runs at the captain.

However, for the second Test at Kanpur, Amarnath selected a relatively unknown Jasu Patel, and the bowler repaid the trust by taking 14 wickets. India won by 119 runs.

The former Indian skipper also holds a unique distinction; that of being the only bowler in the world to get Sir Donald Bradman dismissed on hit wicket. He also captained India in 1974.

Amarnath was also the first Indian cricketer to score a Test century. In 24 Test matches, he scored 878 runs at 24.38 and took 45 wickets at 32.91. The stats may not be ideal, but Amarnath was considered a father figure in Indian cricket.