Ajit Agarkar's Application Stands For Next Round Of Selector's Job, Says Sourav Ganguly

The BCCI has raised a number of eyebrows by deciding to stick with its zonal policy while shortlisting candidates for the two posts in the senior selection committee. As a result of the policy, former India pacer Ajit Agarkar, who was considered as the front-runner to become the next chief selector, along with the likes of Nayan Mongia and Maninder Singh missed out on the job.

Well, Ajit Agarkar would not have to wait for long to be in contention for the selectors’ job once again. According to the Times of India, the former cricketer and all others from other zones who applied this time will not have to reapply when the terms of Jatin Paranjpe, Devang Gandhi and Sarandeep Singh ends in September.

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed that application of Agarkar will stand for the next round of interviews. Agarkar’s candidature was rejected because fellow Mumbaikar Paranjpe has eight months left in stint. The next lot of selectors is likely to take charge after the T20 World Cup in November. Agarkar and Maninder can also aspire to be the chairman of selectors of they are appointed for the job later this year.

“When the new selectors are brought in, the experience in international cricket will be re-evaluated and the chairman of the selectors could be appointed accordingly,” a source told the news outlet.

The BCCI statement on Wednesday evening stated that: “The CAC will review the candidates after a one-year period and make the recommendations to the BCCI.”

“It was earlier decided that the best candidates should be interviewed. Even the new constitution says so. But later, a section of the BCCI contested that it would result in ignoring a zone altogether,” a senior BCCI official said before adding: “You can’t jump to a conclusion that the players from the Central Zone can’t be good selectors. It would have set a bad precedent.”

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