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BCCI to discuss Agarkar extension amid Rohit Sharma differences
Cricket is a popular game, and in India, important people help run it for the country.
One of those people is Ajit Agarkar, who used to play for India as an all-rounder.
Now he is the head of the group that chooses which players get to be on the Indian team.
He has been doing this job for almost three years.
The cricket bosses want to meet him to talk about letting him keep the job for one more year.
But there is also a big question about a famous player named Rohit Sharma, who used to be the captain of India's one-day team.
The people who choose players told Rohit they wanted to find someone new to take his place.
However, another important boss, named Devajit Saikia, said Rohit can keep playing for the country as long as the team wants him.
Because the two sides do not agree, the bosses will talk about it after India plays two games against Sri Lanka.
BCCI office bearers will meet selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar after India's two-Test series against Sri Lanka to discuss a one-year extension to his contract.
Agarkar, a former India all-rounder who took charge in 2023, completes three years as chairman of selectors in September and is eligible for the extension under BCCI rules.
The meeting follows differences between the BCCI and the selection committee over the ODI future of former India captain Rohit Sharma.
The selectors told Sharma they were seeking a replacement for him in the India ODI squad after the series against England.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said Sharma 'will continue to represent the country as long as he is in the scheme of things.'
- Who
- BCCI office bearers, senior men's selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar, former India captain Rohit Sharma, and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia
- What
- A meeting to discuss a one-year contract extension for chief selector Ajit Agarkar amid differences between selectors and the BCCI over Rohit Sharma's ODI future
- Where
- The meeting's location is not specified; the preceding Test series is being played in Galle and Colombo, Sri Lanka
- When
- After India's two-match Test series against Sri Lanka; Agarkar completes three years as chairman in September
- Why
- To consider Agarkar's eligibility for a one-year extension after differences of opinion between selectors and the BCCI over Rohit Sharma's ODI future
Selectors
BCCI leadership
Rohit Sharma's ODI future
Selectors
The selectors told Rohit Sharma they were seeking a replacement for him in the India ODI squad after the series against England.
BCCI leadership
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said Sharma 'will continue to represent the country as long as he is in the scheme of things' and that the Lord's ODI would not be his last match.
Agarkar's extension evaluation
Selectors
The handling of Rohit Sharma's ODI future has reportedly become an important factor in the board's reassessment of Agarkar's position.
BCCI leadership
Agarkar and the selection committee named Shubman Gill ODI captain with the 2027 World Cup in mind, saying there being three different captains across formats was not practical.
Key facts
- Meeting purpose
- Discuss a one-year extension for BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar
- Agarkar's role
- Chairman of the senior men's selection committee; former India all-rounder
- Tenure milestone
- Completes three years as chairman in September; took charge in 2023
- Meeting timing
- After India's two-match Test series against Sri Lanka
- Test venues
- First Test in Galle; second in Colombo from 23 August
- Catalyst
- Differences between selectors and BCCI over Rohit Sharma's ODI future
- Gill appointment
- Agarkar-led committee named Shubman Gill India's ODI captain in 2025, with the 2027 World Cup in mind
- BCCI secretary's stance
- Rohit Sharma 'will continue to represent the country as long as he is in the scheme of things'
Quotes
Devajit Saikia
BCCI secretary
“"I want to firmly assert that there has been no such discussion that Rohit will be playing his last match at Lord’s on Sunday. Rohit is a regular member of the Indian ODI team and he will continue to represent the country as long as he is in the scheme of things. In other words, Lord’s ODI won’t be his last match."”
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