Team India recently defeated England in a five-match test series by a huge margin of 4-1. This series also gave team India and BCCI a chance to test team India’s bench strength, as many players like Sarfaraz Khan,Dhruv Jurel, Rajat Patidar, and Aakashdeep were given chances in this series.
As per reports, some of these debuts were not influenced by India’s skipper Rohit Sharma or Rahul Dravid; instead, chairman of the selection committee, Ajit Agarkar, recommended team management force the youngsters to make their debuts.
As per the latest buzz, Ajit Agarkar was the one who recommended Dhruv Jurel’s name for the wicketkeeper slot. Team India tried KS Bharat in the first two test matches, but the keeper failed to grab opportunities.
A source in interaction with Hindustan Times said, “It was Agarkar who suggested Jurel’s name.
The team management wasn’t too confident about him, as he was still a rookie. Picking a youngster who hasn’t had much red-ball exposure at the top level straightaway into the Indian side for an important series like England was always going to be a brave call, but Agarkar had seen enough to vouch for the youngster.”
Apart from the source, Team India’s head coach, Rahul Dravid, also appreciated Ajit Agarkar for suggesting younger players for their international debuts.
In a recent interaction with Jio cenima, Rahul Dravid said, “A big shoutout to Ajit and his team as well. A lot of the youngsters that come in… as coach and as captain, we don’t actually get to see a lot of them. We don’t see as much domestic cricket as Ajit and his team of selectors do. They have pushed us. They have challenged us to pick some of these youngsters, and they have come out here and performed. It’s not easy to be a selector. You always get the criticism, but a big pat on the back to Ajit and his team.”
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