{
  "id": 12568061,
  "title": "'History will be kinder to you': Gautam Gambhir pens emotional farewell to outgoing chief selector Ajit Agarkar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/history-will-be-kinder-to-you-gautam-gambhir-pens-emotional-farewell",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:43:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/history-kinder-gautam-gambhir-pens-064329284.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gautam Gambhir paid tribute to India's outgoing chief selector Ajit Agarkar on X, praising his conviction and three ICC trophies India won during his tenure. Agarkar served as chairman of the senior men's selection committee from July 2023 until October 4, after declining an extension at the BCCI's Annual General Meeting. Pragyan Ojha will serve as the interim chairman while the BCCI invites applications for the vacant position. Gambhir highlighted the team-first approach Agarkar took, stating, \"History will be kinder to you.\"",
  "summary": "India head coach Gautam Gambhir penned an emotional farewell to outgoing chief selector Ajit Agarkar, hailing 3 ICC trophies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘History will be kinder to you’: Gautam Gambhir bids farewell to Ajit Agarkar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/history-will-be-kinder-to-you-gautam-gambhir-bids-farewell-to-ajit",
        "published": "2026-10-07T06:03:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}