2023-06-30 14:06:17
Mumbai: Former all-rounder Ajit Agarkar will be appointed as the chief selector of the Indian cricket team. It is reported that an official announcement in this regard will be made soon. Chief selector Chetan Sharma resigned in February and no one else was appointed.
It is reported that the BCCI officials held talks with Agarkar with the promise of increasing the wages. At present, the annual salary of the Chief Selector is Rs. This will increase. After that Agarkar was ready to apply for the post of Chief Selector. Then on Thursday, Agarkar resigned as assistant coach of IPL team Delhi Capitals.
There was a situation where senior players who were considered by the BCCI for the post of Chief Selector refused the position citing salary. The fact that the players get good income from commentary and channel programs etc. has made the post of Chief Selector unattractive. Due to this BCCI was forced to increase the wages.
45-year-old Ajit Agarkar has played 191 ODIs, 26 Tests and four T20Is for India. He was a member of the Indian team that won the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007.
Other current members of the selection committee are Subrato Banerjee, Salil Ankola, Sridharan Sarath and Shiv Sundar Das. BCCI gives them 90 lakhs of income.
Earlier, Chetan Sharma, who was the chief selector, got out after the hidden camera operation conducted by Sea News. Sharma had made many controversial revelations in the hidden camera operation. Unfit players getting injections when they start playing, Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma’s ego, Kohli’s loss of captaincy, Hardik Pandya coming to watch from time to time, Sanju’s chances fading… Chetan shouted about many things related to Indian cricket without knowing that there is a hidden camera.
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