{"id":19893,"date":"2026-09-03T15:33:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19893"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:33:54","slug":"why-ajit-agarkar-was-not-present-in-bccis-meeting-devajit-saikia-reveals-the-reason-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19893","title":{"rendered":"Why Ajit Agarkar was not present in BCCI&#8217;s meeting? Devajit Saikia reveals the reason | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133738860,imgsize-824824,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/133738860.jpg\" alt=\"Why Ajit Agarkar was not present in BCCI's meeting? Devajit Saikia reveals the reason\" title=\"Why was Ajit Agarkar absent from the BCCI meeting? (Agency Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Why was Ajit Agarkar absent from the BCCI meeting? (Agency Images)\">Why was Ajit Agarkar absent from the BCCI meeting? (Agency Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Thursday cleared the air over chief selector Ajit Agarkar\u2019s absence from the board\u2019s review meeting, while dismissing speculation about changes to the senior men\u2019s selection committee.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Agarkar was not present at the meeting, which focused on India\u2019s recent performances and the team\u2019s preparations for a packed international calendar leading up to the 2027 ODI World Cup.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Saikia explained that Agarkar was out of station when the meeting was called at short notice and was unable to join virtually because he was in an area with poor connectivity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cToday he (Agarkar) was out of station, so he could not be a part of the meeting. <!-- -->Because this meeting was called at very short notice and our head of the selection committee, Ajit Agarkar, was not in town, he could not join it, and he was in such an area that he could not join online also, despite our best efforts,\u201d Saikia told to reporters after the meeting.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>No discussion on Agarkar\u2019s future or New Director Of Cricket<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Saikia also rejected reports suggesting that Agarkar\u2019s tenure could be coming to an end or that the BCCI was considering changes to the senior men\u2019s selection committee.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>\u201cThere was no such discussion on this in today&#8217;s meeting. I do not comment on new rumours. We did not have any such discussions, nor did we have such intentions,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The BCCI secretary also ruled out any discussion about appointing a director of cricket for the men\u2019s team. According to Saikia, the meeting was primarily focused on reviewing India\u2019s performances on recent tours and mapping out preparations for the next phase of the international calendar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>\u201cThere was no discussion on the selection committee. Our whole focus was on performances in England and Ireland, as well as the recent Test series in Sri Lanka and what we are going to do in the upcoming series before the ODI World Cup, which is our ultimate goal,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The meeting, Saikia clarified, was not about deciding individual player selections or fixing format-wise combinations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>\u201cWe have not discussed all these things regarding the team selection, team combination, who will be playing in what format. <!-- -->For that, selectors will take a call. Today, the selectors were not part of the discussion. So when the selectors meet to select the team for the West Indies series, as well as thereafter for the New Zealand series, they will consider whatever parameters are to be considered by them,\u201d concluded Saikia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>India\u2019s road to 2027 World Cup begins in earnest<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>India face a packed schedule over the next several months, with the team set to play Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series before the Asian Games in Japan later this month. <!-- -->The West Indies will then tour India for three ODIs and five T20Is, followed by a demanding multi-format tour of New Zealand featuring two Tests, five ODIs and five T20Is.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>India will subsequently host Sri Lanka for three ODIs and three T20Is before facing Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series in January 2027. The marquee assignment will be the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, scheduled to run from January to March 2027.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/why-ajit-agarkar-was-not-present-in-bccis-meeting-devajit-saikia-reveals-the-reason\/articleshow\/133738304.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why was Ajit Agarkar absent from the BCCI meeting? 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