Parthiv Patel and Ajit Agarkar
Indian cricket is staring at a crucial 12 months in the build-up to the 2027 edition of the ODI World Cup and the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.
those tracking developments believe it “doesn’t add up” While the BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia downplayed the chief selector’s absence saying he was out of town. It just doesn’t add up,” said a source close to developments. Agarkar picked the squads for the ODIs and T20Is against West Indies, and the Rest of India team for the Irani Cup and strong murmurs suggest this could well have been his last selection meeting. The former India cricketer attended the India-Afghanistan T20Is in Delhi, accompanied by selectors RP and Ratra. The second game of the series was also attended by ICC Chairman Jay Shah, BCCI President Mithun Manhas and Vice-President Rajeev Shukla. Agarkar recently missed the high-profile review meeting attended by the Indian cricket board’s top brass, head coach Gautam Gambhir, Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill, T20I captain Shreyas Iyer, CoE head VVS Laxman. there are some influential voices keen to hand the reigns to Parthiv While a section believes continuity with Agarkar is need of the hour.