Ajit Agarkar was conspicuous by his absence from the high-powered assessment assembly in Mumbai – his hometown – on Thursday. The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) went to some lengths to elucidate that there was nothing to learn into his non-participation within the assembly. However questions lingered.
“Right this moment, he was out of station, so he couldn’t be part of the assembly. The assembly was referred to as at very quick discover, and our chairman of the choice committee, Ajit, was not on the town. So he couldn’t be part of the assembly, and he was in an space the place he couldn’t be part of on-line both, regardless of our greatest efforts,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia remarked.
Just a few days in the past the chairman of selectors himself held a web-based choice committee assembly to select the T20I squad for the three-match collection in opposition to Afghanistan. On Thursday, nevertheless, he couldn’t even be linked on-line.
“Right this moment, we didn’t have any choice assembly. There was no such dialogue in immediately’s assembly,” the BCCI secretary mentioned. Regardless of the BCCI secretary’s categorical assertion, social media exploded with hypothesis over Agarkar’s future. Some social media handles even claimed that he was on his manner out.
When the BCCI secretary says one thing with absolute readability, it might be inappropriate to attract a distinct conclusion. But Agarkar’s absence continues to trigger curiosity. Questions on his place have been raised notably because the Rohit Sharma episode, when the selectors reportedly advised the previous captain to retire, just for the BCCI to intervene.
Presently, he’s mentioned to be abroad, however many sources insist that no modifications are anticipated to the choice committee and that Agarkar will full his time period, which ends subsequent July. He might even be given an extension till the World Cup in October-November 2027, though that might not be independently verified.
“I don’t wish to give any fodder to the speculators,” Saikia mentioned.
He’s anticipated to point out up for the Duleep Trophy ultimate, beginning September 6. It’s being mentioned that he will probably be in Chennai for the five-day red-ball recreation, together with a few his colleagues. Two different selectors are anticipated to be deputed to Delhi for the T20I collection in opposition to Afghanistan.
Agarkar was arduous to overlook through the just-concluded Take a look at collection in Sri Lanka. The cameras captured him repeatedly through the two Exams. On Thursday additionally he was arduous to overlook, though the cameras couldn’t seize him.
