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Pragyan Ojha named interim chief selector after Agarkar exit
Former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has been made interim head of the four-man selection committee after Ajit Agarkar's departure as chief selector. Ojha is in line to become the next permanent…
Former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has been made interim head of the four-man selection committee after Ajit Agarkar's departure as chief selector. Ojha is in line to become the next permanent chief selector. He has played 24 Tests for India.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir held a lengthy discussion with all four selectors on the eve of the second ODI against the West Indies in Guwahati. With India's tour of New Zealand starting October 22, the selectors need to pick squads for three India A Tests, T20Is, ODIs and the Test team. The last ODI is on November 15 in Tauranga and the first Test begins on November 19 in Wellington.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both sources report the same facts, Pragyan Ojha's interim chairmanship and the selection committee's meeting with Gautam Gambhir ahead of the New Zealand tour, with identical framing. Neither outlet adds critical or pro-government commentary or omission. The news is procedural: a temporary appointment pending a permanent chief selector decision. The substantive question is whether this four-selector meeting signals a shift in selection strategy, particularly around managing player workload across the India A Tests, ODIs, and Tests in New Zealand from October 22 to November 27.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): sports.ndtv.com (neutral report), sportstar.thehindu.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
