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Ajit Agarkar      

Full name Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar

Born December 4, 1977, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Current age 32 years 278 days

Major teams India, Kolkata Knight Riders, Middlesex, Mumbai

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 26 39 5 571 109* 16.79 1081 52.82 1 0 83 3 6 0
ODIs 191 113 26 1269 95 14.58 1574 80.62 0 3 103 22 52 0
T20Is 4 2 0 15 14 7.50 11 136.36 0 0 2 0 0 0
First-class 95 124 22 2872 109* 28.15 3 14 35 0
List A 258 163 40 2140 95 17.39 0 8 67 0
Twenty20 39 25 11 222 39 15.85 176 126.13 0 0 17 6 4 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 26 46 4857 2745 58 6/41 8/160 47.32 3.39 83.7 0 1 0
ODIs 191 188 9484 8021 288 6/42 6/42 27.85 5.07 32.9 10 2 0
T20Is 4 3 63 85 3 2/10 2/10 28.33 8.09 21.0 0 0 0
First-class 95 16074 8158 271 6/41 30.10 3.04 59.3 12 0
List A 258 12695 10543 399 6/18 6/18 26.42 4.98 31.8 10 3 0
Twenty20 39 38 705 988 30 3/25 3/25 32.93 8.40 23.5 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 7-10, 1998 scorecard
Last Test Pakistan v India at Lahore, Jan 13-17, 2006 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut India v Australia at Kochi, Apr 1, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI England v India at The Oval, Sep 5, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I India v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1996/97
Last First-class Karnataka v Mumbai at Mysore, Jan 11-14, 2010 scorecard
List A debut 1996/97
Last List A Tamil Nadu v Mumbai at Rajkot, Feb 25, 2010 scorecard
Twenty20 debut South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai, Apr 13, 2010 scorecard
Profile

Slight, fiery and gifted, Ajit Agarkar never came to terms with being Kapil Dev's replacement as India's matchwinner with bat and ball. The ingredients were there, and in the right proportions, but never formed a heady and long-lasting mix. Agarkar's entry into international cricket - with an avalanche of wickets that made him the then fastest to 50 in ODIs - was matched for speed only by an astonishing batting slump during which he collected seven consecutive Test ducks against Australia. But he could bat, because tailenders simply do not score half-centuries in 21 balls, as Agarkar did in a one-day game against Zimbabwe, or score Test centuries at Lord's, as Agarkar did in some style in 2002. His aggression is an asset, but the body cannot sometimes support it. He turned into a one-day specialist - arguably India's most effective ODI bowler in 2005-06 - but a disappointing World Cup campaign resulted in him being dropped for the Bangladesh series that followed.

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Jan 14, 2010

Ajit Agarkar reacts after capturing the final Karnataka wicket, Karnataka v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy final, Mysore, 4th day, January 14, 2010

Ajit Agarkar reacts after capturing the final Karnataka wicket

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Jan 13, 2010

Ajit Agarkar gets an early wicket for Mumbai, Karnataka v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy final, Mysore, 3rd day, January 13, 2010

Ajit Agarkar gets an early wicket for Mumbai

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Nov 5, 2009

Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan await the resumption of Punjab's second innings, Punjab v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy Super League, Group A, Chandigarh, 3rd day, November 5, 2009

Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan await the resumption of Punjab's second innings

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Country Fixtures Country Results
1st Match, Group B: Mumbai v Lions at Johannesburg
Sep 10, 2010 (17:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
3rd Match, Group A: Central Dist v Chennai at Durban
Sep 11, 2010 (17:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
5th Match, Group B: Bangalore v Guyana at Centurion
Sep 12, 2010 (17:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
7th Match, Group B: Mumbai v South Aust at Durban
Sep 14, 2010 (17:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
9th Match, Group A: Chennai v Wayamba at Centurion
Sep 15, 2010 (17:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
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