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The former India fast bowler Ajit Agarkar has been appointed as the new men’s chairman of selectors. On July 4, Friday, before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced their decision, the 45-year-old met Sachin Tendulkar, who shared a picture of the moment on his Instagram account.
The winner of the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007, Ajit Agarkar represented India in 221 international matches across all three formats of the game. The majority of success as an individual player came for him in the ODIs, where he picked up 288 wickets in 191 matches.
One of the biggest moments in the cricketing career of Agarkar happened at Lord’s, where he managed to score a Test century in 2002, to have his name put on the iconic honours board in the old pavilion.
In the viral picture, Ajit Agarkar is seen sitting beside Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh. A few other people are also in the frame, including Anjali Tendulkar and Hazel Keech.
Jay Shah details the process behind the selection of Ajit Agarkar as the new men’s chairman of selectors
The secretary of BCCI, Jay Shah was quoted as saying in the press release, “The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), consisting of Ms Sulakshana Naik, Mr Ashok Malhotra, and Mr Jatin Paranjape, interviewed applicants for the position of one selector in the Men's Selection Committee. The three-member CAC has unanimously recommended Mr. Ajit Agarkar for the said position.”
The India men’s selection committee now comprises Ajit Agarkar as the chairperson, while the other four members are Shiv Sundar Das, Subroto Banerjee, Salil Ankola, and Sridharan Sharath.
