Former India cricket all-rounder Ajit Agarkar has been appointed as the chairman of the selection committee, said by BCCI.
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Ajit Agarkar, India former international cricketer, has featured in 26 Tests, 191 ODIs and 4 T20Is, apart from this participating 110 first-class, 270 List-A, and 62 T20 matches for Mumbai and West Zone.
This position was waiting since this year february after Chetan Sharma resigned following a sting operation, and the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), headed by Ashok Malhotra has recommended Ajit Agarkar for the position after interviewing him virtually.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah issued statement, “CAC recommended the 45-year-old Ajit Agarkar as the chairman of the committee, it is based on seniority (total number of Test matches).”
The 45-years-old Ajit Agarkar’s first assignment as the chairman of the selection committee will be select the India’s T20I squad for the tour of West Indies, whcih is beginning on August 3.
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Know more about Ajit Agarkar :
- Full name : Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar
- Born : 4 December 1977
- Birth Place : Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Age : 45 years
- Height : 5 ft 7 in
- Batting : Right-handed
- Bowling : Right-arm fast-medium
- Role : All rounder
- Parents : Balachandra Agarkar, Meena Agarkar
- Spouse : Fatima Ghadially (m. 2002)
- Children : Raj
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