Ajit Agarkar appointed chairman of BCCI selection panel

Agarkar will chair the selection meeting to pick India squad for West Indies T20Is.

Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar was appointed as the chairman of the BCCI senior selection committee on July 4, 2023, after he appeared for a virtual interview on Tuesday with Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).

Agarkar, who played 191 ODIs apart from 26 Tests and 4 T20Is and was part of the 2007 T20 World Cup winning team, will now chair the selection meeting for the Indian squad for the West Indies T20I series.

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"The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), consisting of Ms Sulakshana Naik, Mr Ashok Malhotra, and Mr Jatin Paranjape, interviewed applicants for the position of one selector in the Men's Selection Committee. The three-member CAC has unanimously recommended Mr Ajit Agarkar for the said position.

Following his playing career, he was appointed as the Chief Selector for the senior Mumbai Team and undertook coaching responsibilities with the Delhi Capitals. The committee further recommended Mr Agarkar for the role of Chairperson of the Men’s Selection Committee based on seniority (total number of Test matches)," BCCI said while confirming his appointment.

With Agarkar at the helm of the BCCI selection committee, there will be two selectors from West Zone with Salil Ankola present as well. The others are Subroto Banerjee from Central Zone, S Sharath from South, and SS Das from East.

(PTI inputs)