Rohit Sharma Row Exposes BCCI-Selectors Differences, Ajit Agarkar Faces Big Call

The
BCCI
is
set
to
hold
discussio s
with
chief
selecto
Ajit
Aga ka
afte
I dia’s
o goi g
Test
se ies
agai st
S i
La ka,
with
his
futu e
as
chai ma
of
the
selectio
committee
epo tedly
set
to
come
u de
eview.

Acco di g
to
a
epo t
by
The
I dia
Exp ess,
BCCI
office
bea e s
a e
expected
to
meet
Aga ka
afte
the
S i
La ka
se ies.
The
developme t
comes
amid
epo ted
diffe e ces
betwee
the
boa d
a d
the
selecto s
ove
Rohit
Sha ma’s
futu e
i
I dia’s
ODI
setup.

Ajit
Aga ka & squo;s
Exte sio
I
Focus

Aga ka
will
complete
th ee
yea s
as
chai ma
of
the
se io
me ‘s
selectio
committee
i
Septembe .
He
is
eligible
fo
a
o e-yea
exte sio ,
but
his
co ti uatio
is
ow
expected
to
be
discussed
by
the
BCCI
office
bea e s.

The
epo ted
meeti g
comes
at
a
time
whe
the
selectio
committee
a d
the
boa d
a e
u de stood
to
have
diffe i g
views
o
how
Rohit’s
futu e
should
be
ha dled
ahead
of
the
2027
ODI
Wo ld
Cup.

Acco di g
to
the
epo t,
the
selecto s
had
i fo med
Rohit
that
they
we e
co side i g
eplaci g
him
i
the
squad
followi g
I dia’s
E gla d
se ies
i
July.
Howeve ,
BCCI
sec eta y
Devajit
Saikia
late
said
Rohit
would
co ti ue
ep ese ti g
I dia
as
lo g
as
he
emai ed
pa t
of
the
team’s
pla s.

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Rohit
Sha ma
Reti eme t
Co fi med?
Repo t
Reveals
His
Possible
Last
ODI

The
BCCI
is
epo tedly
kee
fo
the
selecto s
to
assess
Rohit’s
futu e
o
a
se ies-by-se ies
basis
athe
tha
maki g
a
immediate
decisio
o
his
ODI
ca ee .

Saikia’s
public
comme ts
a e
said
to
have
caused
some
f ust atio
withi
the
selectio
committee,
addi g
a othe
laye
to
the
discussio
su ou di g
Aga ka ‘s
futu e.

Rohit
Sha ma& squo;s
Lo d& squo;s
Ce tu y
Cha ged
The
Co ve satio

The
developme ts
come
afte
Rohit
p oduced
o e
of
the
st o gest
possible
espo ses
to
speculatio
ove
his
ODI
futu e.

The
I dia
ope e
smashed
138
agai st
E gla d
i
the
thi d
ODI
at
Lo d’s,
egiste i g
the
fi st
ODI
ce tu y
by
a
I dia
batte
at
the
histo ic
ve ue.

Rohit’s
i i gs
came
afte
questio s
had
i te sified
ove
his
place
i
I dia’s
pla s
fo
the
2027
ODI
Wo ld
Cup.
He
also
played
a
key
ole
i
I dia’s
batti g
pa t e ships
with
Shubma
Gill
a d
Vi at
Kohli.

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Rohit
Sha ma,
Vi at
Kohli& squo;s
Post-Reti eme t
Pla
Revealed:
I dia
Vete a & squo;s
Big
P edictio

Rohit
a d
Gill
added
147
u s
befo e
the
captai
was
dismissed
fo
77,
while
Rohit
late
sha ed
a othe
ce tu y
pa t e ship
with
Kohli,
who
sco ed
74.
I dia,
howeve ,
lost
the
match
by
27
u s
a d
we t
dow
2-1
i
the
se ies.

Ravi
Shast i
Backs
Rohit
To
Co ti ue

Fo me
I dia
head
coach
Ravi
Shast i
had
ea lie
defe ded
Rohit
amid
the
u ce tai ty
su ou di g
his
futu e.

Speaki g
o
Sky
Spo ts,
Shast i
said
Rohit’s
Lo d’s
ce tu y
had
a swe ed
ma y
of
the
questio s
su ou di g
his
place
i
the
ODI
side.

“He
did ‘t
eed
to
do
so,
but
he
shut
up
eve ybody.& dquo;

Shast i
also
a gued
that
Rohit’s
decisio
to
co ti ue
should
ultimately
depe d
o
his
ow
desi e
a d
ability
to
mai tai
his
sta da ds.

“If
he
has
the
desi e
to
play
a d
wo k
ha d
at
his
game
a d
he’s
still
e joyi g
it,
I
thi k
he
should
be
give
the
oppo tu ity
fo
as
lo g
as
he
wa ts.& dquo;

The
fo me
coach
added
that
a
playe
of
Rohit’s
quality
should
ot
be
ushed
towa ds
the
exit
if
he
emai s
motivated
a d
capable
of
p oduci g
pe fo ma ces
of
the
highest
level.

“The
day
will
come
whe
he’ll
feel
that
he’ll
go,
but
whe
you
have
that
ki d
of
quality,
you’ e
thi ki g
of
d oppi g
him
a d
the
he
p oduces
a ythi g
like
this
–
fi st
time
eve ,
it
was
a
special
i i gs.& dquo;

With
Rohit’s
ODI
futu e
still
a
majo
talki g
poi t
a d
Aga ka ‘s
te u e
app oachi g
its
th ee-yea
ma k,
the
post-S i
La ka
meeti g
could
become
a
impo ta t
mome t
fo
I dia’s
selectio
setup.

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