Indian cricket team is going to get a new chief selector, very soon Ravi Shastri can be appointed as the new chief selector. We are not saying this, but social media is full of such claims. It is being said that very soon Ravi Shastri can replace Ajit Agarkar. Agarkar has been the chief selector of the Indian team since July 2023. But is Ravi Shastri really going to return to Team India after 4 years? Know here what is the truth of this viral claim.

Will Team India get a new chief selector?

It is being claimed on social media that Ravi Shastri is going to become the new Chief Selector of Team India in place of Ajit Agarkar. ABP Live investigated this viral post and found that this news is completely fake. Usually, BCCI issues a statement for appointment to such a vacant post, but no statement has been issued yet regarding the appointment to the post of Chief Selector.

Ravi Shastri himself has not given any statement in this regard nor has any statement from Ajit Agarkar come out on this. Ravi Shastri has been the head coach of Team India and stepped down from the post of coach after the 2021 T20 World Cup. But now the rumors of his returning to the post of Chief Selector in Team India after 4 years are completely false.

When will Ajit Agarkar’s tenure end?

Ajit Agarkar was made the chief selector of Team India in July, just a few months before the 2023 ODI World Cup. He recently told that being the Chief Selector is the most difficult job. Agarkar had said that India is filled with so much talent, it is very difficult to choose among them. His tenure has been extended till June 2026.

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There is going to be a big change in the selection committee of the Indian cricket team. Recently, the tenure of Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar was extended till June 2026, while 2 new selectors are reported to have come. According to Cricbuzz, the BCCI selection is going to recruit 2 new recruitment in the panel, for which the last date for application is 10 September. The board has not yet made it clear who will take place of whom, but it was definitely told that two new selectors can come from Central and South Zone.

According to the report published in the cricbing, former India cricketer Pragyan Ojha can replace S Sharat from South Zone. Sharat’s term is over, but the report has no name for the selector coming from the Central Zone.

Qualification for the post of selector

The qualification for the post of National Selector will remain the same as before. The applicant should have at least 7 Test matches or 30 first-class matches. At the same time, applicants playing 10 ODIs or 20 first-class matches will also be considered. Let us tell you that the contract of selectors is renewed each year. A BCCI official said that it has not yet been decided which selectors will be replaced, this process will be started soon.

Who in the current selection committee

Apart from Ajit Agarkar, the current selection committee is being led by SS Das, Subroto Banerjee, Ajay Ratra and S Sharat in the committee. All of them had approved the Herial Squad for the Asia Cup 2025. The job of a selection committee has to be selected for series or tournament at senior and junior levels as well.

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