Delhi: An interesting information has come to light regarding Pragyan Ojha, the new chairman of the selection committee of the Indian cricket team. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday, 19 October, confirmed his appointment as the Chief Selector in place of Ajit Agarkar. Along with this, former Indian spinner Ramesh Powar has also been made a part of the selection committee. Now the biggest question is that how much salary will Ojha, who is responsible for selecting players for Team India, get for this post.

According to media reports, the Chief Selector of BCCI can get around Rs 3 crore annually. However, the board has not officially confirmed this amount. In such a situation, the situation regarding the exact salary of Pragyan Ojha is not clear yet.

How much salary will Pragyan Ojha get if he becomes Chief Selector?

According to the report of The Telegraph India, an annual salary of Rs 3 crore is being said for the post of Chief Selector of BCCI. However, it is not clear whether Pragyan Ojha has also been appointed at the same amount or different conditions have been fixed for him.

BCCI has confirmed the appointment of Ojha, but has not shared any official information regarding his salary. Therefore, the amount of Rs 3 crore should be seen only as a media report for now.

Why did Parthiv Patel not show interest in the post?

According to the report, former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel could also join the race to become the chief selector. However, he did not apply for this post. The reason for this is said to be that after becoming the Chief Selector, his earning from other sources would have stopped completely.

Earlier, when Agarkar became the Chief Selector, there was discussion about increasing the salary of this post. According to the report of The Indian Express, before the appointment of Agarkar, the annual salary of the Chief Selector was said to be around Rs 1 crore. Later BCCI had planned to increase the amount for this post significantly. However, Agarkar's exact salary was also not officially made public.

At present, the appointment of Pragyan Ojha has been confirmed, but the official figure of his salary has not been revealed.