Overview
- Ajit Agarkar’s three-year term ended on October 4, 2026, and the BCCI publicly invited applications for one vacancy with a deadline of October 14, 2026.
- Pragyan Ojha is serving as interim chairman and led the meeting that selected squads for upcoming New Zealand assignments.
- The BCCI notice requires former players to meet minimum match and retirement thresholds and states that the selector with the most Test caps becomes chairman.
- Agarkar leaves a record of three ICC trophies and other regional wins under his tenure alongside high-profile, sometimes contentious selection decisions.
- The board’s short timetable means the final appointment will hinge on who is shortlisted, who clears interviews, and whether the new appointee has more Test caps than Ojha.