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Why Parthiv Patel Pulled Out Of BCCI Chief Selector Race
- •Parthiv Patel was considered a front-runner to replace Ajit Agarkar as the BCCI men’s chief selector.
- •Patel ultimately chose not to apply for the position due to financial reasons, as the annual salary of Rs 3 crore would have caused him to lose money substantially.
- •Taking the BCCI role would have forced Patel to give up his lucrative coaching job with Gujarat Titans and various commentary commitments.
- •Pragyan Ojha is currently leading the selector role, with Wasim Jaffer and Romesh Powar emerging as leading contenders.
- •Ravichandran Ashwin argued on his YouTube channel that higher remuneration, matching the head coach's salary, is needed to attract high-pedigree former players to the selection panel.
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Parthiv Patel backed out of the chief selector position due to financial issues. Accepting the BCCI's annual remuneration of Rs. 3 crore would have caused him to lose money substantially by forcing him to give up his coaching job at Gujarat Titans and his commentary commitments.
South Zone selector Pragyan Ojha is leading the role for now, serving as the interim chief selector by virtue of having played the most number of tests in the committee.
Ravichandran Ashwin suggested that the salary for the selector should match that of the men's head coach to draw esteemed, high-pedigree names like Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, or Anil Kumble. He pointed out that because selectors face strict conflict of interest rules barring media and coaching work, a lucrative deal is necessary.
