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Why it doesn’t really pay to be India’s chief selector

Pragyan Ojha has stepped into the role of interim chairman for the Indian men's selection panel as Ajit Agarkar concludes his tenure, qualifying through his higher Test match count rather than specific merit or seniority. Under current board guidelines derived from Lodha committee recommendations, the position requires the committee member with the most Test appearances to lead, a rule that currently leaves Ojha and Parthiv Patel as the primary contenders for the permanent post when the current contract concludes on October 4.

Additional candidates like Gautam Gambhir and former leaders such as Dilip Vengsakar, Sandeep Patil, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli were noted in the context of past selections and high-profile team management decisions.

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