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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finally announced the appointment of the new chairman of the men’s senior team selection committee, replacing Chetan Sharma with former India pacer Ajit Agarkar. The post was lying vacant for over six months after the resignation of Chetan Sharma following the sting operation of Zee News channel.
Agarkar, who was the assistant coach of Delhi Capitals (DC) till the IPL 2023 season, resigned from the position to clear any conflict of interest. He will be the fifth member in the selection panel which includes Shiv Sunder Das, Salil Ankola, Subroto Banerjee and S Sharath. The first agenda in his place will be Team India squad selection for the five T20 matches against the West Indies starting on August 3.
_News_: Ajit Agarkar appointed chairman of the senior men’s selection committee.
Description _https://t.co/paprb6eyJC– BCCI (@BCCI) 4 July 2023
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The former India fast bowler made his debut for Mumbai against Saurashtra in 1996–97. Agarkar made an immediate impact after making his Team India debut in 1998 in an ODI against Australia.
The lanky fast bowler became the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in ODIs and broke the record of Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis. Overall, Agarkar played 26 Tests, 191 ODIs and 4 T20Is for India. He took 288 wickets in ODIs and 58 wickets in Tests.
Unwanted record of getting out on zero in test
Agarkar made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in the 1998 season. But the tour of Australia with the bat in the 1999–2000 season was a nightmare. Agarkar made seven consecutive ducks in three Tests on that tour of Australia as Team India lost the series 3–0 under the captaincy of Sachin Tendulkar.
The fast bowler redeemed himself on the next tour of Australia, claiming career-best Test figures of 6/41 in the famous Adelaide Test of the 2003–04 season under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, which included a match-winning double century by the current Team India coach. Included. Rahul Dravid.
He also claimed 6/42 in an ODI against Australia on the same tour. Agarkar retired from international cricket after winning the 2007 T20 World Cup under MS Dhoni.
Agarkar captained Mumbai in the 2012–13 season, which saw them win their 40th Ranji Trophy title, and announced his retirement from all cricket before the start of the next domestic season. He also served as the chief selector of the Mumbai cricket team.
Agarkar marries Muslim girl Fatima
Ajit Agarkar married a Muslim girl Fatima Ghadiyali in 2002. He met Fatima’s brother Mazhar Ghadiali, who was a cricketer in the Mumbai domestic circuit.
Agarkar married Fathima in a private ceremony in 2002 without her parents’ approval. Only close friends were invited to their wedding but the former India fast bowler hosted a reception on 9 February 2002, where most of the cricketers from Team India were also invited. The couple has a son named Raj.
