Ajit Agarkar is reported to tell the BCCI that he does not want to continue as chief selector after his current term ends, with multiple outlets saying his exit is imminent. NDTV and India Today report that Agarkar informs BCCI officials of his intention to step down. Free Press Journal adds that he communicates this decision to the board ahead of the BCCI’s 95th Annual General Meeting.
The BCCI does not appear to make a final call at the AGM. Free Press Journal reports that the General Body authorises the BCCI office-bearers to decide on the men’s selection committees, while the board’s secretary says there is time remaining in Agarkar’s tenure and a decision will follow. Other reporting focuses on the board already starting a search for a successor under Agarkar’s scheduled term end, with the precise timing and process to be determined by BCCI procedures.
Overall, outlets agree on Agarkar’s expressed unwillingness to seek another term, while differing mainly on emphasis: some stress the planned succession search, and others note the AGM’s procedural outcome leaving the final decision with BCCI office-bearers.
