Ajit Agarkar: The BCCI Selection Committee Chairman’s Salary Increased Three Times. The Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI has appointed former veteran Ajit Agarkar as the new Chief Selector for the Indian cricket team.
A name bigger than Ajit did not become the chief selector:-
BCCI has announced this last night on July 4, 2023. However, before this, a name bigger than Ajit did not become the chief selector for a long time, because the reason behind this was said to be the salary of the chairman of the selection committee.
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However, as soon as Ajit became the president, the BCCI has tripled the salary of the president (BCCI Chief Selector Salary).
Ajit Agarkar has done brilliantly for Team India and now in such a situation, he can give a lot of benefit to Team India with his experience.
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Although the salary of the chairman of the selection committee was very low, due to which the former veteran players were not interested in it. But at the same time, the BCCI has increased the salary of the Chief Selector three times.
However, after Ajit will take over as the president, the icing on the cake. Earlier, the BCCI used to give an annual salary of one crore rupees to the chief selector.
Three times increase in salary:-
The chairman of the selection committee of the Indian cricket team was earlier given Rs 1 crore annually, which has now been increased three times.
According to Cricbuzz, the BCCI has increased the salary of the chairman of the selection committee three times to Rs 3 crore annually.
While other members of the committee will be given Rs 90-90 lakh annually. Although it can also increase. If reports are to be believed, the salaries of the other members have not been decided yet.
The T20 team will be selected against West Indies:-
Former veteran cricketer Ajit Agarkar is currently on holiday. However, he will take over the post next week. And will select Team India for the five-match T20I series against the West Indies.
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On the other hand, Agarkar has to face many big challenges. Because Asia Cup 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023 are also to be played this year. Making the right team is going to be very challenging.