The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday (July 4) appointed the new chief pick for the Indian cricket team. The governing body appointed former Indian pacemaker Ajit Agarkar as the chairman of the selection committee.
The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), consisting of Ms. Sulakshana Naik, Mr. Ashok Malhotra and Mr. Jatin Paranjape, took the interview of the candidates and found Ajit Agarkar as the right candidate for the position.
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According to various reports, Ajit Agarkar was recently approached by BCCI and then put his name to the position. It was reported that he was the only big name to apply for the position. The only thing that prevented him from becoming the head of the team was the salary.
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It came out that the current salary of the recruiter position is INR 1 crore per year and that Ajit Agarkar was unwilling to apply as their other sources of income like commentary and as studio experts were much better than what they can earn. of the position of selector.
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Ajit Agarkar played 26 Tests, 191 ODIs and four T20s for India and met all the criteria set by BCCI for the role of selector. He has been a great servant of the Indian cricket team as he holds the record for the fastest half-century by an Indian batsman in ODIs, achieved with 21 balls fifty against Zimbabwe in 2000. Apart from this, he held the record for being the fastest to reach 50 ODI wickets for almost a decade after achieving the feat in just 23 matches.
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The Cricket Advisory Committee referred his name for the chief selector position and he now joins Shiv Sundar Das, Subroto Banerjee, Salil Ankola and Sridharan Sharath on the panel. His first assignment will start with the T20I series against the West Indies.
The BCCI is yet to name the squad for the T20 series against the West Indies as they only announced squads for ODIs and Tests. With the Asian Cup and the World Cup just around the corner, Ajit Agarkar is expected to play a very important role.
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