{
  "id": 1478008,
  "title": "Ajit Agarkar Earns ₹3 Crore A Year? Know BCCI Chief Selector's Salary As His Term Nears End",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ajit-agarkar-earns-3-crore-a-year-know-bcci-chief-selectors-salary-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T12:01:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/ajit-agarkar-earns-3-crore-a-year-know-bcci-chief-selectors-salary-as-his-term-nears-end"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ajit Agarkar, the former Indian all-rounder, has been appointed as the BCCI's senior men's chief selector in 2023. This position grants him an estimated annual salary of ₹3 crore. Previously, the chief selector's salary was Rs 1 crore, which BCCI increased to the current figure when Agarkar took over.",
  "summary": "Ajit Agarkar has been one of the key figures behind India's team selection in recent years. The former India all-rounder became the BCCI's senior men's chief selector in 2023 after taking charge of a selection panel that has overseen several major changes in Indian cricket. But while Agarkar's decisions on players often make headlines, there is another question that interests fans: How much does…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}