Overview
- Multiple reports on Tuesday say Pragyan Ojha is serving as interim chief selector and led a meeting with head coach Gautam Gambhir in Guwahati where four selectors discussed squad plans while Ajit Agarkar was not present.
- BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has confirmed the board will decide and announce a permanent appointment after Agarkar’s contract expires on October 4.
- The selectors’ talks focused on finalising squads for India’s full New Zealand tour—five T20Is, five ODIs and two Tests—and naming an India A side for three Tests to manage player workloads.
- Board procedure choices, including using office‑bearers to appoint internally or opening a public recruitment that would require CAC interviews, mean a permanent chief selector could be delayed beyond early October.
- Pragyan Ojha’s interim role comes under public scrutiny because of recent criticism of his Duleep Trophy work and because the decision timing matters for 2027 World Cup preparations that are less than a year away.