Akshay - Monday, Jun 16, 2025Ajit Agarkar Chief Selector: A big revelation has been made about the chief selector of the Indian cricket team. Team India has won 2 ICC trophies during Ajit Agarkar's tenure as chief selector.
Indian cricket is going through a phase of change. 3 great players in the form of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin have announced their Test retirement. On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja has also said goodbye to the T20 format. The Indian Test team is going to make a new beginning under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. In this phase of change, the team management and selection committee will be playing a very big role. Now the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to extend the tenure of Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar.
According to Cricblogger, a BCCI source has said that Ajit Agarkar may continue as the Chief Selector. His tenure may be extended, but the board will follow the complete process to confirm it.
Ajit Agarkar was elected Chief Selector in July 2023, after which he has done a very good job. During his tenure as Chief Selector, the Indian team has won the 2024 T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy 2025. During this time, the Indian team also played the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. If reports are to be believed, he has also expressed disagreement against the Indian team management on many issues and it was also claimed that he had a hand in the Test retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
The Indian team has to play a Test series against England from June 20. The first Test is to be played at Headingley Cricket Ground. Let us tell you that in the meantime head coach Gautam Gambhir had returned to India because his mother had a heart attack. Now it is being told that his mother's health has improved and she is going to join Team India again on June 17.
