India, Oct. 7 -- He was expecting one last extension to his contract. And rightly so, after India reached four ICC trophy finals and won threeof them, all consecutively during his tenure, which began in July 2023. The BCCI did not agree this time, and Ajit Agarkar walked away quietly.

On September 16, 2026, he led the selection committee for the last time, in picking the white-ball squads for the home series against the West Indies. His tenure ended on October 4. But it wasn't until Tuesday that BCCI officially confirmed his departure by inviting applications for one position on the men's selection committee.

A day later, following the end of the first T20I against the West Indies in Lucknow, head coach Gautam Gambhir shared an emotiona...