It’s all over bar the shouting for Ajit Agarkar. Formally, he will slip into pages of history of Indian cricket on October 4, when his contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ends.
On Tuesday, there was a meeting of the selection committee in Guwahati and Agarkar was conspicuous by his absence. The BCCI is understood to have also made interim arrangement till a new chairman or a replacement comes in.
At the time of publishing this report, there was no immediate information for the selection committee meeting but it is understood that Pragyan Ojha, who is the senior-most among the existing four selectors in terms of number of Tests played, will take charge as interim chairman.
Whether this arrangement is long term or for only for the time being, will only be known when the new selector comes. Should it be Parthiv Patel, as is being widely speculated, he will be the chairman. In a different scenario, Ojha might continue.
More to follow…