‘We’ve had some real disagreements with regards to what he wants. But that’s….’ Chief selector Ajit Agarkar recalls his time with former head coach Rahul Dravid

It has been more than two years since Ajit Agarkar became the Indian chief selector after taking over the charge in 2023. The last two years have seen Agarkar dealing with coaches like Rahul Dravid, who was the Indian cricket team head coach till June last year, and now Gautam Gambhir, who was appointed the head coach of the Indian team post Dravid’s departure. With the selectors and the Indian team management in limelight in recent months post the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from T20Is last year and Test cricket early this year, Agarkar has been in the thick of action regarding the team management decisions. Recalling some disagreements with former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid, whom he termed as a dear friend, Agarkar has shared how a selector’s job is to make things easi