Ajit Agarkar as BCCI Chief Selector & Dinesh Karthik (In Circles) | AFP PhotosFormer India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik shared his thoughts on Ajit Agarkar, who recently stepped down as BCCI chief selector. Agarkar, who took over the responsibility in July 2023, had to leave his role after his many questionable decisions took the centre stage.Karthik, who previously predicted that communication between Agarkar and current head coach Gautam Gambhir might be less than great, spoke with Cricbuzz about several topics. There, in the end, he pointed out how Agarkar’s tenure as BCCI chief selector fared.Dinesh Karthik Calls Ajit Agarkar’s Controversial Decisions ‘Debatable’Ajit Agarkar, along with Gautam Gambhir, was often questioned about the random selection of players in the India squad. This included players being picked in one format after doing well in another.Under Agarkar’s tenure as BCCI chief selector, India posted several terrible results, including shocking home Test series defeats against New Zealand and South Africa. Oftentimes, questions were raised due to a poor choice of selection of the Indian squad, which led them to form too much batting depth in the playing XI for no reason.Also Read: Ajit Agarkar's Biggest Controversies As BCCI Chief SelectorKarthik admitted that the decisions were debatable, but at the same time, he thanked Agarkar for doing good things as well as BCCI chief selector before leaving the postion."Yes, I know. I do think he did a lot of good things. But at times, I felt there were certain decisions which were always debatable. Still, being a selector is always a thankless job, so well done," Karthik told Cricbuzz.Here's the full Dinesh Karthik video:Cricbuzz @cricbuzz Cricket Hot Takes 🔥 🏏 Can Kohli score 100 centuries? 📋 Will Shami play the ODI World Cup? @DineshKarthik answers it all Oct 4, 2026, 7:00 PM Who Will Take Agarkar's Place Next?BCCI is yet to finalise a full-time replacement for Ajit Agarkar as chief selector. However, for the time being, Pragyan Ojha has taken charge on an interim basis.Earlier, there were reports that Parthiv Patel would formally replace Agarkar at BCCI. As things stand, nothing seems concrete yet.Ojha, meanwhile, will have his most important assignment coming up: picking India’s squads for the New Zealand tour, for T20Is, ODIs and Tests.Also Read: Ahmed Shehzad Calls Out Saim Ayub For Mocking Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
