Zaheer Khan tipped to replace Agarkar as BCCI chief selector

In India, special people pick the cricketers who play for the national team, and a former player named Ajit Agarkar leads them.

It looks like Agarkar might not be the leader of the team pickers for much longer.

The people who run Indian cricket, called the BCCI, are thinking about giving his job to another former player, Zaheer Khan.

They also thought about giving the job to VVS Laxman, but Laxman does not want it because it would mean travelling all the time.

So the BCCI has a new idea: a special job called director of cricket, where Laxman would be the big boss of Indian cricket.

This is happening partly because there was a big argument about a famous player named Rohit Sharma.

The team pickers told Rohit he might not play in the 2027 World Cup, but the BCCI said no decision had been made.

People were upset about the confusion, so the BCCI wants someone like Laxman, whom players trust, to help solve such problems.

Zaheer Khan, who won the 2011 World Cup as a fast bowler, could become the new leader of the team pickers.

Whether Agarkar keeps his job will also depend on how India plays in their big matches in Sri Lanka, which began on Saturday.