Delhi Capitals part ways with Ajit Agarkar and Shane Watson

After having a dreadful season in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League, Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal expressed his desire to take the team to the top in the upcoming year. He added saying that along with Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly, he is planning things for the future and a month and a half later, the Capitals parted ways with two of their assistant coaches, Ajit Agarkar and Shane Watson.

In a tweet, the franchise confirmed the development and thanked them for their services. Capitals added saying that Delhi will always be their home and wished them well for all their future endeavours.

“You’ll always have a place to call home here. Thank You, Ajit and Watto, for your contributions. All the very best for your future endeavours,” Capitals tweeted.

You’ll always have a place to call home here 💙

Thank You, Ajit and Watto, for your contributions. All the very best for your future endeavours 🙌#YehHaiNayiDilli pic.twitter.com/n25thJeB5B

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) June 29, 2023

Agarkar leading the race to become next chief selector

After the Chetan Sharma incident, which created a lot of controversies, BCCI want someone more experienced to take up the role as the next chief selector. Former India all-rounder Ajit Agarkar is reported to have thrown his hat in the ring for the role and he also looks to be the favourite to take up the job.

However, there are certain complications as well. The 45-year-old currently earns way more than what BCCI’s chief selector role offers and thus, there’s a possibility of him backing out from the position. In such a case, the governing body might have to increase the salary bracket as it has often created a problem in finding suitable candidates. Currently, the board offers INR 1 crore to the chief selector and that might not be enough to get Agarkar on board.

Hence, talks are currently on with former cricketers Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri as well. Despite so, Agarkar seems to be the favourite as he applied for the same role in 2021 but the board preferred Chetan Sharma over him. His recent exclusion from the DC camp eventually opens up the door for the former cricketer to join the selection committee without any hesitation but a lot of talks are still left at the moment.