Ajit Agarkar

Ajit Agarkar
Image:Flag of India.svg India
Personal information
Batting style	Right hand bat
Bowling style	Right arm fast medium
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	26	191
Runs scored	571	1269
Batting average	16.79	14.58
100s/50s	1/0	0/3
Top score	109*	95
Balls bowled	4857	9484
Wickets	58	288
Bowling average	47.32	27.85
5 wickets in innings	1	2
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	6/41	6/42
Catches/stumpings	6/-	52/-
As of 9 September, 2007 Source: Cricinfo

Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar (Marathi:अजित भालचंद्र आगरकर)pronunciation (help·info) (born 4 December, 1977 in Bombay - now Mumbai) is an Indian cricketer. Early in his career, Agarkar set a world record for the fastest 50 wickets in One Day International matches (ODIs). Batting at number eight, he scored an unbeaten Test century at Lord's in 2002.

He made his debut on April 1st 1998 in Kochi (the first International one-day game played at the Nehru Stadium there). Though Agarkar was hit for a few runs, he ended up with the crucial wicket of Adam Gilchrist.

Agarkar also holds another world ODI record, which is the quickest in terms of least number of matches taken to take 200 wickets and complete 1000 runs. Agarkar achieved this feat in 133 matches breaking the previous record held by South African Shaun Pollock, who accomplished this feat in his 138th match.

A resident of Narayan Pujari Nagar on Worli Seaface, he was raised by his grandparents at Shivaji Park where many a great cricketer practised and went on to play for India. He is an alumnus of Ruparel College in Matunga, Mumbai.

Agarkar has had a generally poor Test career, with the exception of some performances against Australia in the 1999 series and also the Adelaide Test in 2003. At Adelaide in 2003, Agarkar took 6/41 to set up India's first Test win in Australia in over two decades. However, Agarkar has done decently in ODI cricket, where he takes wickets regularly, although he can be expensive. He can also throw his bat at times, which makes him a potentially useful lower-order batsman. He recently made a comeback to the one day side, and appears more consistent than previously in his career. He was the pick of the bowlers in the one day series during India's tour of West Indies in 2006. He is now a regular member of the Indian one day side.

Agarkar is married to Fatima Ghadially and has a son Raj.[1]

[edit] External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar

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1 Azharuddin (c) • 2 Tendulkar • 3 Ganguly • 4 Dravid • 5 Jadeja • 6 Khurasiya • 7 Mongia (wk) • 8 Srinath • 9 Prasad • 10 Agarkar • 11 Robin Singh • 12 Chopra • 13 Kumble • 14 Mohanty • 15 Ramesh • Coach: Gaekwad	Image:Flag of India.svg

v • d • e India squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup Runners-up
1 Ganguly (c) • 2 Dravid (wk) • 3 Sehwag • 4 Tendulkar • 5 Kumble • 6 Harbhajan • 7 Srinath • 8 Zaheer • 9 Nehra • 10 Mongia • 11 P Patel (wk) • 12 Bangar • 13 Agarkar • 14 Yuvraj • 15 Kaif • Coach: Wright	Image:Flag of India.svg

v • d • e India squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup
3 Harbhajan • 7 Dhoni • 10 Tendulkar • 12 Yuvraj • 13 Patel • 19 Dravid (c) • 21 Ganguly • 27 Uthappa • 34 Zaheer • 36 Sreesanth • 37 Kumble • 44 Sehwag • 56 Pathan • 68 Agarkar • 99 Karthik • Coach: Chappell	Image:Flag of India.svg

Persondata
NAME	Martodkar, Ajit Bhalchandra
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH	4 December 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mumbai, India
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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