Former Indian team fast bowler Ajit Agarkar was on Tuesday made the new chairman of Team India’s selection committee. Meanwhile, according to the report of cricket website Cricbuzz, Chief Selector Agarkar will get an amount of Rs 3 crore annually instead of Rs 1 crore. At the same time, the salary of other selectors will also be increased from Rs 90 lakh annually. Salary can be discussed in BCCI’s Annual Meeting (AGM) in September.It was being said that many former Indian players had not shown interest for this post due to low salary. However, now the BCCI has increased the salary of the chief selector. Earlier, the chief selector used to get a salary of one crore rupees annually.Ajit Agarkar replaced Chetan Sharma, who resigned as chief selector following a controversial sting operation. Chetan Sharma used to get a salary of Rs 1 crore as the chief selector. Agarkar was earlier associated with the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) as an assistant coach. A few days ago the franchisee released him.Ajit Agarkar is currently on holiday. In such a situation, he will assume his post next week. At the same time, Ajit Agarkar can also select Team India for the five-match T20 series against the West Indies next week.
