The BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Friday offered no clear answers on the future of selection committee chief Ajit Agarkar but did say that “15 days is a long time in the world of cricket. Agarkar held his last selection meeting of the current term in New Delhi on Wednesday and his contract expires on October 4. “We still have fifteen days to go. Fifteen days is a long time in the world of cricket. We will take a decision in appropriate time and we will let you know about it.
Today, there was no discussion on any individual,” Saikia told reporters at the BCCI headquarters after the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting.
conjectures grew after he remained absent from the all important BCCI Review Meeting of the England tour While there has been reports of Agarkar’s growing distance with the BCCI on issues related to fitness and scheduling going into the 2027 ODI World Cup.
The Test match is scheduled from February 19-23 and there has been reports in media that Indian team management doesn’t want to play in Ranchi.
Former Assam Ranji Trophy player Subhadeep Ghosh, who is Indian team’s fielding coach post the exit of T Dilip, is a short-term appointment, whose assessment will happen in due course of time, Saikia said. “Indian men’s team fielding coach (Subhadeep Ghosh) has been appointed for a short time but we will be assessing his performance (for a longer stint),” Saikia said. With New Zealand series (A and Senior team) starting in a month’s time, BCCI need to take a decision and a lot of former players feel that for the sake of continuity and team’s white ball performance over last three years, Agarkar should be allowed to continue. However there is a faction that wants to replace him but as of now, the BCCI is yet to find a name of stature who could fit in the role of chairman of selectors going into a World Cup year when sensitive decisions like future of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli could be taken. The BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia also denied media reports about a possible change of shifting the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match in Ranchi to another venue.
