Former Indian cricket Devang Gandhi scored Ajit Agarkar for bold selection calls in the last year. Gandhi, who spoke in front of the Indian opener in Asia Cup 2025, attributed success on the side of Agarkar, chairman of the National Selection Commission.
Under Agarkar India, she recorded a shift towards the younger stars, both in the formats with a red and white ball. Since the closure of the T20 2024 World Cup, the Indian team has built the core of strong players who set fire to the stage. The competition was intense, which in turn recorded control in the event of some players.
The former cricket Devang Gandhi said the selector could not please everyone. He praised Agarkar for courageous calls in the recent past and fulfill the team of generations of players who are afraid in nature.
“The work of the selector is not easy. It is not easy to please everyone. It’s never easy. Often it’s not a choice but an elimination,” Gandhi said in an interview.
“Some decisions may sound hard. As a player I understand the emotions of those omitted.
Under the agarkar India, she saw that retirement retired to a devotion to a test cricket, Ravichandran Ashwin and Virat Kohli. In the white ball format Ravindra Jadeja, Kohli and Rohit called the time immediately after the closure of the World Cup T20 2024, the tournament that India won.
The captain was then handed over to Suryakumar Yadav, who criticized at that time. Hardik Pandya was considered a successor to Rohit, but that changed the call from the selector at the last minute. Gandhi spoke of the bravery of calls that led to India to win 2 ICC titles, drought, which lasted 11 years since victory in India Champions Trophy in 2013.
“Ajit and his team did a very good job. India has already won two ICC trophies that people should not forget. The young party also did well on recent England,” Gandhi said.
India has selected a 15-member team for the Asia Cup 2025, despite the 17 members’ contribution. The selection committee may have chosen 15 members to maintain clarity about who is popular to play at the T20 2026 World Cup, which will take place next year in India.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
September 7, 2025
Tune
