Ajit Agarkar
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has extended the tenure of Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar, now he will continue in office till June 2026. Let us tell you that Ajit Agarkar is the chairman of Team India’s Selection Committee since July 2023 and during his tenure, Team India won the T20 World Cup in 2024 and the Champions Trophy early this year. Apart from this, Team India also reached the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Where he lost to Australia.
Contract renewed before IPL 2025
Former fast bowler Ajit Agarkar’s contract was renewed by the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. A BCCI official said, during his tenure, the Indian team won the title and also saw change (in Test and T20). BCCI had extended his contract by June 2026 and he accepted the proposal a few months ago.
Ajit Agarkar’s pension
Like all retiring players, BCCI also gives pension to former fast bowler Ajit Agarkar. Ajit Agarkar has played 4 T20 matches for the Indian cricket team with 26 Tests and 191 ODIs, due to which he has been kept in Tier 1 category of retirement pension and he gets a pension of 70 thousand rupees every month from BCCI.
Some records of Ajit Agarkar
Ajit Agarkar was selected as a fast bowler in the Indian cricket team, but he used to play in the role of an all -rounder for Maharashtra. Due to this, he has a record of fastest half -century as Indian batsman in the ODI international match, he scored a half -century against Zimbabwe on 21 balls. Also, Agarkar has completed the fastest 50 wickets in ODIs for India. He did this feat in 23 matches.