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BCCI authorises office-bearers to decide Agarkar’s future as chief selector
The BCCI held its annual meeting on Friday in Mumbai.
It gave its office-bearers permission to make decisions about cricket selection committees.
The biggest question is whether Ajit Agarkar will remain the chief selector.
The meeting did not announce whether he will continue or be replaced.
Reports disagree about when his current contract ends.
The BCCI also needs to fill five places on the junior selection committee.
A membership request from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was delayed because of legal issues.
Match officials may also receive higher fees after a new fee structure is prepared.
BCCI member units authorised office-bearers to decide matters involving the senior and junior men’s selection committees.
The AGM did not clarify whether Ajit Agarkar will receive an extension or be replaced as chief selector.
Reports differ on Agarkar’s contract timeline, citing either early October or October 2026.
The BCCI is also considering appointments to all five positions on the junior men’s selection committee.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ affiliate-membership application was reportedly deferred over legal issues, while officials’ fees may rise.
- Who
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India, its office-bearers, and chief selector Ajit Agarkar.
- What
- The BCCI authorised its office-bearers to decide on the senior and junior men’s selection committees, including Agarkar’s future.
- Where
- Mumbai, at BCCI headquarters.
- When
- At the BCCI’s 95th Annual General Meeting on Friday, September 18; reports differ on when Agarkar’s contract ends.
- Why
- The BCCI must decide whether to extend Agarkar’s tenure or appoint a replacement and fill five junior-selection positions.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 95th BCCI Annual General Meeting
- Main decision
- Office-bearers were authorised to decide matters concerning the selection committees.
- Senior selector
- Ajit Agarkar’s future remains undecided.
- Contract timeline
- One report says his contract ends early the following month, while another says it runs until October 2026.
- Junior committee
- The BCCI is looking to fill all five positions.
- Membership application
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ affiliate-membership bid was reportedly deferred because of legal issues.
- Officials’ fees
- Domestic umpires, match referees and scorers may receive increased fees after a three-member committee reviews the structure.
Quotes
A senior BCCI official
A BCCI official commenting after the Annual General Meeting
“No, there was no discussion about the venue for that Test match. There were some fixtures. Out of them, the fixtures which were of 50 overs, it is now done of 20 overs”
thestatesman.com
“Regarding the selectors (in both senior and junior men’s committees), an authorisation has been taken and we will decide about the selectors later”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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