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Pragyan Ojha named interim chairman of selector after Agarkar exit

Following the departure of Ajit Agarkar, former India spinner Pragyan Ojha has stepped in as the interim head of the four-member selection committee and is positioned to take over as the next chief selector. On Tuesday, head coach Gautam Gambhir held an unusual strategy session with the full selection panel—including Ojha, Shiv Sundar Das, Ajay Ratra, and RP Singh—at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati while the West Indies team practiced.

The rare gathering of all selectors during a bilateral series comes ahead of India's upcoming tour to New Zealand, which spans from October 22 to November 27 and encompasses three India A Tests, T20Is, ODIs, and a Test series. With scheduling congestion between the final ODI on November 15 in Tauranga and the opening Test on November 19 in Wellington, leadership must determine how to manage players involved in multiple formats.

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