Ajit Agarkar and Chetan Sharma (Source: AFP & Web)As it seems, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar’s days are reportedly numbered, as the apex body of cricket in India is looking to move forward from the former Indian pacer in the chair.According to several reports, the board has already started to scout for someone to take over the position, with an extension looking improbable for Ajit Agarkar.Agarkar, who had assumed the role as the national team’s chief selector back in July 2023, is set to wrap up his time in the chairman’s chair later this month, in September.Ajit Agarkar's controversial tenure approaches its end Whatever happens next, there’s no denying Agarkar’s stint has been very eventful, as he never shied away from taking tough and even unconventional calls.The toughest of them all was to remove Rohit Sharma from the ODI captaincy and Suryakumar Yadav from the T20I captaincy, right after they led India to ICC trophies, namely the 2025 Champions Trophy and the 2026 T20 World Cup.Also read - Revealed: Why VVS Laxman Won't Replace Ajit Agarkar As India's Chief SelectorHis panel also forced the the Test retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit and quietly phased out Mohammad Shami from the national setup.Although Ajit Agarkar’s tenure will come to an impending end, there have been at least three instances when chief selectors were forced to quit the job.Below are those three Indian selectors who were sacked from the role.1) Chetan SharmaIn November 2022, the BCCI sacked the entire senior men’s selection committee led by former India fast bowler Chetan Sharma. Later, it was said that the decision was taken as a repercussion for India’s performance at successive T20 World Cups, exiting at the group stage in 2021 and losing in the semi-finals in 2022.However, in January 2023, Sharma was reinstated as the chief selector. He continued in the role until the new panel was appointed.However, a major controversy erupted around Chetan Sharma when an Indian TV news channel caught him in an undercover TV sting operation.Video footage showed Sharma talking about various matters relating to the national team, including alleged issues between Virat Kohli and former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, and Jasprit Bumrah’s injury.Amid the controversy, Sharma resigned as India’s chairman of selectors. His resignation was accepted by the then BCCI secretary Jay Shah.2) Kris SrikkanthMS Dhoni-led India entered the 2011 Tour of England as the top Test side in the world, only to concede a disastrous 4-0 defeat. What followed was yet another 3-0 Test series loss against Australia in early 2012.Also read: Ex-BCCI Selector Brutally Attacks Delhi Capitals Management After IPL 2026 HorrorAs a result, an ugly series of blame games engulfed the national selectors, the BCCI, and the Indian captain.Appointed on September 27, 2008, head of the BCCI selection panel, Kris Srikkanth, after India’s series of losses, had claimed that the selectors had picked the best possible squad. He stated that the “devastating” loss was the result of a collective failure and the selectors alone were not to blame.He also said the team came straight from a gruelling IPL and a short West Indies tour, spending months playing white-ball cricket with no red-ball practice.However, in response, Rajiv Shukla, the BCCI vice-president and the then IPL chairman, dismissed Srikkanth’s blame, suggesting that India’s Test decline was caused by the IPL.As a result, Kris Srikkanth and the rest of the selection panel were under gruesome pressure to quit after the incident.Eventually, Srikkanth's tenure as India's chief selector ended naturally in September 2012 upon the completion of his four-year term.However, he was not given a further extension, despite the fact that India's ascendancy to the No. 1 Test spot and the 2011 World Cup win came in Srikkanth's tenure.3) Mohinder AmarnathOn September 27, 2012, Mohinder Amarnath, widely predicted to be the next chairman of selectors, was dropped from the selection committee. Notably, his tenure began in September 2011 and was abruptly cut short after just a year.The decision was taken at the BCCI’s 83rd AGM in Mumbai, after the murmurs of a fall-out between Amarnath and the board.Also read: Father-Son Duos To Grace Cricketing WorldThe BCCI sacked him for his outspoken views. According to publicly available information, the BCCI was not comfortable with him as a selector, so there was no question of his elevation as the chairman of the selection committee.Amarnath had even advocated removing Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the Test debacle in Australia in 2012.He confirmed this later by saying, "Yes, definitely the selection committee didn't want Dhoni after the humiliating series in Australia...We wanted to replace him, but I think somebody from the BCCI didn't want that".In fact, Amarnath did not enjoy support within the North Zone, which he represented. According to sources, the North Zone said he spent too much time in Goa.A member of the World Cup-winning team in 1983, Amarnath was noted for his conflicts with the Indian cricketing establishment. He once called the selectors “a bunch of jokers”, which could have been among the reasons that led to his expulsion from the Indian team.Also read: AB de Villiers Serves Brutal Reality Check On Tilak Varma's Place In Indian Cricket
