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When pressed on whether Surya’s IPL form had influenced the decision, Agarkar suggested the move was part of a broader review rather than a judgment based on a few months of cricket. (AP Photo)

Agarkar on Suryakumar's sacking as India captain: 'In best interest of the team'

June 06, 2026 4:40 pm

Suryakumar Yadav has been sacked as India's T20I captain and just as significantly, excluded from the Indian squads for their upcoming tours of Ireland and England and the 2026 Asian Games later this year.

File image of Shreyas Iyer celebrating a century for Team India. (PHOTO: Reuters)

‘Well-deserving’: Agarkar on why Shreyas Iyer is India’s new T20I captain

June 06, 2026 4:25 pm

Shreyas Iyer’s elevation to T20I captaincy was among the most significant takeaways from the BCCI’s selection meeting, which unveiled squads for the Ireland and England T20I series as well as the Asian Games.

Lucknow Super Giants' Prince Yadav celebrates a wicket during an Indian Premier League cricket match. (AP Photo)

From banned teenager to England tour: Prince Yadav's unlikely journey to India cap

June 06, 2026 3:22 pm

'He had a good Vijay Hazare Trophy, backed that with the IPL performance,' says chief selector Agarkar

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi broke the U19 World Cup sixes record during the final against England in Harare. (ICC Media Zone)

‘Sooryavanshi forced us to pick him’: Agarkar on teen sensation's India selection

June 06, 2026 2:55 pm

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's selection was one of the headline decisions announced by chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar on Saturday, with the teenager rewarded for a breakthrough IPL campaign that saw him emerge as the leading run-getter with 776 runs in 16 matches.

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Suryakumar, Sooryavanshi and a difficult balance

June 05, 2026 7:00 am

The decision to remove Suryakumar Yadav as T20 captain follows a template that Agarkar and Gambhir have applied almost without exception

Agarkar has reinstated that both Rohit and Hardik have to clear the test before joining the team. (PTI Photo)

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar gives big update on Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya’s fitness

May 20, 2026 1:04 pm

Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have two weeks to prove their fitness before joining India's ODI squad for the Afghanistan series, as selectors insist they must pass medical tests.

With the 50-over World Cup to be played next year in October and November, the BCCI is keen to retain Agarkar. (Sportzpics)

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar to get an extension till June 2027

April 19, 2026 8:28 am

BCCI is keen to retain the services of the experienced selector, who is known to take tough calls

The questions nobody saw coming: How Ajit Agarkar changed Indian cricket — one unpopular call at a time

March 10, 2026 10:57 pm

Dropped Gill against the team management's wishes. Pushed Suryakumar over Pandya in a divided house. Recalled Ishan despite history. Moved past Rohit and Kohli in Tests. The chief selector nobody talks about built the team everyone is celebrating.

Ajit Agarkar was lauded by his former national teammate Harbhajan Singh for India's T20 World Cup 2026 squad selection. (Sportzpics)

'Ajit should be given 10/10 for the team': India spin legend hails Agarkar for T20 World Cup squad selection

January 06, 2026 2:54 pm

On December 20, 2025, the Agarkar-led national selection committee unveiled the 15-member squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup, making India the first of the 20 teams in the competition to reveal their squads for the showpiece event.

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.