Overview
- The BCCI authorised its office-bearers at the Annual General Meeting to take the final call on Ajit Agarkar’s future on Sept 18, and the board made no immediate public announcement on whether he will stay.
- Agarkar’s contract is understood to run until early October and his continuation is uncertain even though he chaired the selection meeting that named squads on Sept 16.
- Multiple outlets have reported that Parthiv Patel and Pragyan Ojha are leading candidates to replace Agarkar while other former players such as Zaheer Khan, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid have been discussed in commentary, but no appointment is confirmed.
- Any replacement would require the BCCI to publicly advertise the chief selector post and hold interviews, a formal process that means a change could take weeks and could lead to interim arrangements during the West Indies white-ball series and the tour of New Zealand ahead of the 2027 World Cup.
- Tension over selectors’ handling of Rohit Sharma’s ODI status — a selectors’ briefing reportedly said he was not part of long‑term plans and the BCCI secretary later publicly countered that view — has been cited in reports as a key flashpoint that strained relations between the selection committee and board officials.