Cricketer Ajit Agarkar appointed chairman of Senior Men’s Selection Committee
Board of Control of Cricket (BCCI) on Tuesday appointed Ajit Agarkar as the chairman of Senior Men’s Selection Committee. The decision was made by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), consisting of Sulakshana Naik, Ashok Malhotra, and Jatin Paranjape.
After interviewing several applicants for the position the CAC unanimously decided to appoint Ajit Agarkar as the chairman. The Senior Men's Selection Committee now consists of Ajit Agarkar (Chairperson), Shiv Sundar Das, Subroto Banerjee, Salil Ankola, Sridharan Sharath. “The former India all-rounder represented the country in 26 Tests, 191 ODIs, and four T20Is, in addition to playing 110 first-class, 270 List A, and 62 T20 matches. As a former fast bowler, he was part of India's victorious squad in the inaugural T20 World Cup held in South Africa in 2007," BCCI said in a release. “He still holds the record for the fastest half-century by an Indian batter in ODI, achieved with a 21-ball fifty against Zimbabwe in 2000.
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