Ajit Agarkar: A constant on overseas tours and notable absentee from Ranji Trophy

[gattaca]

The last match agarkar watched was in 2024 lol. 
 

His visits to the fixtures have been few and far between, and it's not a surprise that the grind has now become lonely for the cricketers who frustratingly wait to take the next step
 

It took Padikkal one authoritative inning to convince the chief selector during his rare domestic appearance which begs a pertinent question. How many more Padikkals could have happened had Agarkar given more importance to the domestic competitions. There is a worrying selection trend in Indian cricket in the last 24 months and while some moves have got results, the process isn't pointing towards a stable feeder line.
 

 

Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Padikkal and Sai Sudharsan have all been more instinct driven calls as all of them don't have the First Class volume behind them. The kind of volume which Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Rajat Patidar and Baba Indrajith have but haven't got the backing the former lot has had. It was baffling that it took selectors so many years to hand Indrajith his maiden India A call during the tour before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and he has been left in the wild after that.

 

 

The selection committees led by Agarkar owe Sarfaraz, Abhimanyu and others an explanation for the treatment they received and the tight rope they were asked to walk. The rope was in fact abruptly snapped for the two specialist batters who were conveniently dropped from the set-up to give a longer rope to players with little First Class experience but endless backing from the system.When it comes to selections, there's no black and white, but why is the former India cricketer averse to travelling the country to identify potential players and even discuss matters with them on the sidelines? Clear communication hasn't been Agarkar's strongest suit during the tenure but he should have taken a leaf out of his predecessors' book. 
They maintained a working relationship with the then NCA, India A and U-19 set-up and even the state associations.

 

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/ajit-agarkar-a-constant-on-overseas-tours-and-notable-absentee-from-ranji-trophy/articleshow/125632342.cms

[Lord]

Yes raised this point earlier thread

 

What is his role to near the team once the squad is selected?

Edited December 2, 2025 by Lord

[gattaca]

23 minutes ago, Lord said:

Yes raised this point earlier?

 

What is his role to near the team once the squad is selected?

Enjoying foreign tours lol. He is out of touch with domestic cricket. 

[sage]

maybe he watches on tv with multiple monitors all showing different domestic games

[The Realist]

Agarkar is hopeless.

 

No vision, planning or strategy just big ears.

 

Together with Gambhir & Gill it's a recipe for disaster.

 

[putrevus]

This idiot has no business of being selector.

 

I have not seen one good selection from this bozo.

[Gollum]

What a shameless freeloader. 

[tweaker]

10 hours ago, gattaca said:

The kind of volume which Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Rajat Patidar and Baba Indrajith have but haven't got the backing the former lot has had

This is the most baffling .They just dropped them to accommodate IPL stars and to make them look good selected such players who can block the squad. 

 

10 hours ago, gattaca said:

The selection committees led by Agarkar owe Sarfaraz, Abhimanyu and others an explanation for the treatment they received and the tight rope they were asked to walk. The rope was in fact abruptly snapped for the two specialist batters

Eashwaran didn't get any game,Sarfaraz was dropped but Reddy ,Sai, got multiple chances.

 

Rahul is selected in the team as a opener,as Middle order batsmen, as wicket keeper.In place of Sai and Paddikal only ones should have been in the squad. 

[Suhaan]

10 hours ago, sage said:

maybe he watches on tv with multiple monitors all showing different domestic games

Personal broadcasting team?Not all games are televised

[tweaker]

12 hours ago, gattaca said:

The last match agarkar watched was in 2024 lol. 
 

His visits to the fixtures have been few and far between,

He should be made compulsory for all the selection committee members to watch the matches.

[rkt.india]

12 hours ago, Lord said:

Yes raised this point earlier thread

 

What is his role to near the team once the squad is selected?

That is new BCCI directive. Chief selector will be with team India.

[putrevus]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

That is new BCCI directive. Chief selector will be with team India.

Why . Reasons behind that decision.

[putrevus]

This idiot was saying Shami needed to prove more but guys like PK don't have do anything.

[Lord]

10 hours ago, rkt.india said:

That is new BCCI directive. Chief selector will be with team India.

 

For what?

[IndianRenegade]

Then they tell players that participating in domentic games is mandatory for selection, just for the selector to skip games & go on tours. 

[The Hound]

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[rkt.india]

23 hours ago, putrevus said:

Why . Reasons behind that decision.

Chief selector now oversees selection of XI so that there is no dispute between coach and the captain on selection of XI on the tours.

[gattaca]

7 hours ago, rkt.india said:

Chief selector now oversees selection of XI so that there is no dispute between coach and the captain on selection of XI on the tours.

If coach and captain can’t figure out then it is an issue lol. Adding another head will not solve the problem. Selector is far from strategy and the game itself.

[putrevus]

7 hours ago, rkt.india said:

Chief selector now oversees selection of XI so that there is no dispute between coach and the captain on selection of XI on the tours.

Since when did this nonsense start. In cricket captain is the boss, coach is there to guide him not take decisions for him.

 

Dravid or Shastri even with all their flaws let captains be the focal point of their teams. These two have have done opposite, they have become focal points rather than the captain.

Edited December 4, 2025 by putrevus

[Lord]

9 hours ago, putrevus said:

Since when did this nonsense start. In cricket captain is the boss, coach is there to guide him not take decisions for him.

 

Dravid or Shastri even with all their flaws let captains be the focal point of their teams. These two have have done opposite, they have become focal points rather than the captain.

 

That doesn't apply to GG