Overview
- Agarkar told the BCCI on September 18 that he will not seek an extension and his three-year term will end on October 4, leaving the chair vacant.
- The BCCI has opened a public succession process and is expected to name a replacement next month with Pragyan Ojha, VVS Laxman and Parthiv Patel among names cited in reports.
- Sunil Gavaskar warned the next chairman will face intense scrutiny because the selector-in-chief often becomes the public target for collective panel decisions.
- Former players including Mohammad Kaif highlighted Agarkar’s mixed legacy of major white-ball success and controversial calls, pointing to removing Rohit Sharma from captaincy and leaving Suryakumar Yadav out as notable examples.
- The new chairman must quickly pick squads for five T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests in New Zealand and may have to navigate BCCI governance steps that could require formal interviews or public advertisement of the post, which would extend the appointment timeline.