after sharma

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited applications for a position in the senior men’s national selection committee. Interestingly, there is no specific mention over who the selected candidate will replace in the current five-man selection committee currently headed by Ajit Agarkar.

There have been speculations that former India fast-bowler and current selection committee member Salil Ankola could make way, as he and Agarkar belong to the West Zone. Moreover, the current selection committee doesn’t have a member from the North Zone, hence making things interesting on who will apply for the slitary role.

Ankola, along with S Sharath, Subroto Banerjee and SS Das were appointed to the selection committee on January 7, 2023, with Chetan Sharma as lead selector. After Sharma stepped down from his position on February 17, 2023 following a sting operation by a news channel, Agarkar, the former India fast-bowling all-rounder, was appointed as the chief selector on July 4 in the same year.