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The chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar and coach Gautam Gambhir can be hauled over the coals and even motives be ascribed to their selection choices. (AP Photo)

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and now Shubman Gill: How Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar consistently rejected star-culture

December 27, 2025 10:58 am

In a nation deeply ingrained in VIP culture - where rush-hour traffic stands still for cars with beacons, hospitals have dedicated counters and queues for the privileged and highway toll booths exempt the elite - cricket challenged the entrenched ethos of entitlement.

Mohammed Kaif slammed the selectors fr botching up India's T20 World Cup preps by hinging on Shubman Gill until the last minute before axing him from the squad. (BCCI/PTI)

'There were better players but you carried Shubman Gill till the very end and dropped him': Former India batter slams selectors for 'zero planning'

December 23, 2025 9:48 am

Former India batter Mohammed Kaif blasted the selectors for their timid planning and wasting crucial preparatory matches over the last three months where they experimented with a completely different set-up, involving Shubman Gill as vice-captain.

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Shubman Gill informed about omission by Ajit Agarkar from T20 World Cup squad after selection committee meeting

December 20, 2025 9:35 pm

“You’re looking at combinations at the moment. Someone has to miss out when you take 15. And unfortunately, it’s him (Gill). It’s not because he’s not a good player,” Agarkar explained the decision.

Agarkar asserted that Gill's ommission had nothing to do with the 25-year-old's form and was more about the combination that the team was looking for at the top of the batting order. (ANI Photo)

'I give Ajit Agarkar 10 on 10, dropping Shubman Gill would've been a tough call': Harbhajan Singh lauds selectors after India's T20 World Cup squad reveal

December 20, 2025 7:59 pm

Harbhajan Singh acknowledged that dropping Shubman Gill would not have been an easy decision and hailed the inclusions of the likes of Rinku Singh and Ishan Kishan.

Ajit Agarkar on Shubman Gill's omission from T20 World Cup squad: We know what a quality player he is, but, perhaps short of a little bit of runs at the moment

December 20, 2025 4:49 pm

In the recently concluded South Africa series, Gill made 4, 0 and 28 before missing the fifth match because of an injury.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in action during first ODI vs South Africa in Ranchi. (PHOTO: AP)

'Rohit & Kohli are performing... stop messing with the minds of such big players': MSK Prasad slams team management

December 02, 2025 6:42 pm

Both Kohli and Rohit have limited themselves to ODI cricket since retiring from T20Is and Tests, yet speculation about their future continues to circulate.

L-R: India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar, head coach Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli. (Express Photo by Partha Paul/AP)

Time for the BCCI to ensure there's no ill will between Virat Kohli, coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar

December 02, 2025 8:38 am

Virat Kohli's comments after Ranchi hundred draws battle lines as biggest star seems to be at loggerheads with chief selector and head coach after directive to play domestic tournament

Ashwin also said that he liked what Agarkar said in response to Shami stating that he doesn't have to give fitness updates to the selectors. (PTI/Sportzpics)

'I really wish that changes': Ashwin calls for 'indirect talks' to end in Indian cricket after Shami's comments on selectors

October 20, 2025 6:59 pm

Ravichandran Ashwin said that Indian cricket runs on "indirect" communication that comes from a lack of trust.

‘We’ve had some real disagreements with regards to what he wants. But that’s….’ Chief selector Ajit Agarkar recalls his time with former head coach Rahul Dravid

October 18, 2025 6:00 pm

Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid was the chief coach of the Indian cricket team from 2021 to 2024 with Ajit Agarkar becoming the chief selector in 2023.

Rohit will be 40 by the time the 2027 World Cup comes around while Kohli will be 37

‘It’s not that if both of them don't get run the series, that will be the reason they won't be there’: Ajit Agarkar on Virat-Rohit chances of playing in 2027 World Cup

October 17, 2025 6:36 pm

Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are part of the Indian ODI team for the three-match ODI series in Australia and will be playing international cricket after a gap of more than seven months