Archive · 25 Sep 2026
R Ashwin Hails Ajit Agarkar’s Tenure Despite Being Phased Out
R Ashwin spoke positively about Ajit Agarkar’s time as India’s chief selector.
Agarkar recently parted ways with the national team.
Ashwin said Agarkar had to make many important decisions.
Some of those decisions involved moving older players out of the team.
Ashwin said he was one of the players affected by those decisions.
Even so, he said Agarkar was a very good chairman of selectors.
Ashwin also said he spoke with Agarkar around the time of his retirement.
Former cricketer Aakash Chopra praised Ashwin for supporting Agarkar.
R Ashwin supported Ajit Agarkar after Agarkar parted ways with India’s national team as chief selector.
Ashwin said Agarkar had to make difficult decisions, including phasing out senior players.
Ashwin acknowledged that he was one of the senior players phased out during Agarkar’s tenure.
Despite this, Ashwin described Agarkar as a very good chairman of selectors.
Aakash Chopra praised Ashwin, saying it took courage to support Agarkar publicly.
- Who
- R Ashwin supported Ajit Agarkar, and Aakash Chopra praised Ashwin’s comments.
- What
- Ashwin defended Agarkar’s record as chief selector and recognized the difficulty of his decisions.
- When
- The comments came after Agarkar parted ways with India’s national team; no exact date was provided.
- Where
- Ashwin made the comments on his YouTube channel, Ash Ki Baat.
- Why
- Ashwin wanted to acknowledge Agarkar’s work and the difficulty of phasing out senior players.
- Speaker
- R Ashwin
- Subject
- Ajit Agarkar
- Role discussed
- Chairman of selectors for India’s national team
- Major responsibility
- Making big decisions, including phasing out senior players
- Ashwin’s connection
- Ashwin said he was one of the senior players phased out during Agarkar’s tenure.
- Retirement conversation
- Ashwin said he called Agarkar while deciding to retire.
- Reaction
- Aakash Chopra praised Ashwin for backing Agarkar.
