3 min learnUp to date: Aug 15, 2026 07:28 AM IST
The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) workplace bearers will meet choice committee chairman Ajit Agarkar after India’s two-Take a look at sequence towards Sri Lanka to debate a one-year extension.
Agarkar, a former India all-rounder, will full three years as chairman in September, however is eligible for a one-year extension as per the principles. The assembly is available in gentle of variations of opinion between the selectors and the BCCI about the way forward for former India captain Rohit Sharma.
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Although the selectors had knowledgeable Sharma that they had been trying to exchange him within the squad on the finish of the England sequence in July, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia gave a differing view when he stated Sharma “will proceed to characterize the nation so long as he’s within the scheme of issues”.
The BCCI, it’s learnt, desires the selectors to evaluate Sharma’s future sequence by sequence forward of the 50-over World Cup in 2027. Selectors are sad with Saikia’s feedback provided that it got here after they informed Sharma that he wouldn’t be chosen publish the white-ball sequence in England. The Indian Categorical had reported that Sharma wished to proceed taking part in ODIs for India however the selectors, in session with the crew administration, wished to provide others like Yashasvi Jaiswal a chance on the prime of the order after the England sequence.
Having scored 11 and 26 within the first two ODIs in Birmingham and Cardiff respectively, Sharma made 138 within the third match at Lord’s on July 19. It’s learnt that Sharma, who performs solely ODIs, spoke to a couple BCCI officers on the sidelines of the England sequence, and the opener wasn’t proud of the choice of the selectors to look past him.
Sources informed this paper that publish Sharma’s assembly with a prime BCCI official and his hundred at Lord’s, Sharma could possibly be included within the squad for the house sequence towards the West Indies.
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“I wish to firmly assert that there was no such dialogue that Rohit will likely be taking part in his final match at Lord’s on Sunday. Rohit is a daily member of the Indian ODI crew and he’ll proceed to characterize the nation so long as he’s within the scheme of issues. In different phrases, Lord’s ODI received’t be his final match,” Saikia had informed PTI.
The Agarkar-headed choice committee eliminated Sharma as ODI captain final yr, changing him with Shubman Gill. The BCCI was eager on Agarkar persevering with until the 2027 World Cup. Nevertheless, a call will likely be made after assembly Agarkar.
Sharma captained India to the 2023 World Cup remaining, the place the crew’s all-out attacking method from the highest of the order redefined how India batted within the format. The next yr, the aggressive technique remained in place as India received the 2024 T20 World Cup title beneath his management.
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