India, April 20 -- Ajit Agarkar will continue as chairman of the senior selection committee after the BCCI decided to renew his contract for one more year, keeping an eye on the 2027 ODI World Cup. Under Agarkar's chairmanship, the selected Indian teams between October 2023 and March 2026 reached four ICC tournament finals, winning three of them - two T20 World Cups and one ICC Champions Trophy - and it was a foregone conclusion that his contract would be renewed for a fourth year.

"Agarkar didn't seek extension. A selector can continue up to four years in either junior or senior selection committee and five years cumulatively across both committees. Hence, Ajit's contract is being renewed and not extended," a senior BCCI source said.

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