Challenges To Face New Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the name of Ajit Agarkar as the next chief selector of Team India on 4 July. This post had become vacant after the resignation of Chetan Sharma in February 2023. Agarkar will start his tenure with the selection of the T20 series team to be played against the West Indies.
As the chief selector, Ajit Agarkar will have the challenges of selecting Team India in two major tournaments within the next 100 days. In this, the first Asia Cup team is selected which is to be played at the end of August. At the same time, the selection of the ICC ODI World Cup team to be played in the hosting of India. Both these tournaments can also be seen as the biggest challenge for Agarkar during his tenure.
Team India has not been able to end the drought of winning the ICC trophy for the last 10 years. In such a situation, as the chief selector, Agarkar will have to select such a team which players can be successful in performing better in this tournament.
Players’ fitness problems and their replacements
In the last few years, the Indian team has also had to deal with the problem of injury to its important players. In such a situation, preparing other players as their replacement will also be a challenge for Ajit Agarkar.
Preparing the team for the T20 World Cup
The T20 World Cup is to be played in the year 2024. In such a situation, a plan has to be made to prepare the team for that tournament from now itself. The Indian team has not won the T20 World Cup since 2007 and Ajit Agarkar was also a part of that team. In such a situation, as the chief selector, he will have a challenge to prepare the team for this tournament as well.
appointing new captains
ODI World Cup After 2023, a big change can be seen in the limited overs format for the Indian team. In this, the team can be expected to get a new captain, then it will be selected keeping the future in mind. Ajit Agarkar will have to take a big decision regarding this. At the same time, the appointment of a new captain can also be seen in the Test format.
replacement of senior players
In the next few series in Team India, young players can be expected to get a chance in place of many senior players. Behind this, they will have to prepare for replacement from now on. As the chief selector, Agarkar will have to take a big decision of giving regular chances to the young players so that they can be prepared for that position.
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