Pragyan Ojha Named Interim Chief Selector Ahead of India's New Zealand Tour
Following Ajit Agarkar's contract ending in early October, former India spinner Pragyan Ojha is serving as the interim chief selector of the BCCI's national selection committee. Ojha and three other selectors—Shiv Sundar Das, Ajay Ratra, and R P Singh—held discussions with head coach Gautam Gambhir in Guwahati to finalize squads for India's upcoming New Zealand tour, including T20I, ODI, Test, and India A matches. The BCCI has yet to appoint a permanent chief selector, with Parthiv Patel previously considered a frontrunner.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (45–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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news18 broke this story on 29 Sept, 04:45 pm. Other outlets followed.