Archive · 5 Aug 2026
BCCI may replace chief selector Ajit Agarkar with VVS Laxman
The BCCI is the organisation that runs cricket in India.
Ajit Agarkar is the person who helps choose India's cricket team.
A newspaper says the BCCI might replace him with VVS Laxman.
The change is being considered after people disagreed about whether Rohit Sharma should keep playing.
Some reports said Rohit's time with the team might be ending.
Rohit answered by scoring 138 runs at Lord's cricket ground.
That made him the first Indian batter to score a hundred at that famous venue.
The BCCI secretary said Rohit will play as long as he is part of the team's plans.
A final decision on the selector may come at the board's meeting in September.
No official announcement has been made yet.
According to Dainik Jagran, the BCCI is considering replacing chief selector Ajit Agarkar with VVS Laxman.
Agarkar's original tenure ended in June, followed by a three-month extension that expires in September.
The report says selectors and team management had discussed moving on from Rohit Sharma ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup.
Rohit Sharma silenced retirement speculation by scoring 138 runs at Lord's, the first century by an Indian batter at the venue.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said Rohit would continue to represent India 'as long as he is in the scheme of things.'
- Who
- BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar, potential successor VVS Laxman, and Indian batter Rohit Sharma, whose retirement rumours triggered the controversy.
- What
- The BCCI is reportedly evaluating whether to replace Ajit Agarkar with VVS Laxman as chief selector, with no final decision made yet.
- When
- Agarkar's three-month extension expires in September, and the matter is expected to be formally discussed at the BCCI's Annual General Meeting that month.
- Where
- India's BCCI; Rohit Sharma's century came at Lord's in London, while Laxman heads the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
- Why
- Conflicting narratives around Rohit Sharma's ODI future raised questions about communication and selection management, prompting the board to reassess Agarkar's position.
Continuity and backing for Rohit
Leadership change and transition
Rohit Sharma's place in the 2027 World Cup plans
Continuity and backing for Rohit
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia publicly said Rohit will play 'as long as he is in the scheme of things,' and his match-winning 138 at Lord's reaffirmed his commitment to the 2027 World Cup.
Leadership change and transition
Reports claim the selection committee and team management discussed moving on from Rohit before 2027, with some influential voices in Indian cricket unconvinced about his place in the plans.
Ajit Agarkar's future as chief selector
Continuity and backing for Rohit
Renewing Agarkar's term seemed a formality because India enjoyed considerable ICC success during his tenure, which was initially expected to run until the 2027 ODI World Cup.
Leadership change and transition
The board is reportedly assessing a change due to conflicting narratives and communication concerns, with Laxman's broader administrative experience seen as strengthening his credentials for a larger leadership role.
- Report source
- Dainik Jagran (Hindi daily)
- Current chief selector
- Ajit Agarkar (in role since July 2023)
- Agarkar's contract status
- Three-month extension expiring in September
- Potential successor
- VVS Laxman, head of the BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru
- Rohit Sharma's Lord's score
- 138 runs - first Indian to score a century at the venue
- BCCI secretary
- Devajit Saikia
- Next decision point
- BCCI Annual General Meeting (September)
- Official confirmation
- None issued by the BCCI yet
