Full name Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar
Born December 4, 1977, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 31 years 353 days
Major teams India, Kolkata Knight Riders, Middlesex, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| 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 | 89 | 116 | 21 | 2658 | 109* | 27.97 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 254 | 159 | 40 | 2098 | 95 | 17.63 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 182 | 39 | 14.00 | 147 | 123.80 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 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 | 89 | 15092 | 7692 | 257 | 6/41 | 29.92 | 3.05 | 58.7 | 11 | 0 | |||
| List A | 254 | 12462 | 10393 | 391 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 26.58 | 5.00 | 31.8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 32 | 31 | 573 | 785 | 26 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 30.19 | 8.21 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Mumbai v Himachal Pradesh at Mumbai, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1996/97 |
| Last List A | Tamil Nadu v Mumbai at Visakhapatnam, Apr 4, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Maharashtra v Mumbai at Poona, Oct 24, 2009 scorecard |
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.
Cricinfo Staff January 2008
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Nov 5, 2009
Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan await the resumption of Punjab's second innings
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Oct 1, 2009
Ajit Agarkar bends his back
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Sep 6, 2009
Ajit Agarkar made a quickfire half-century
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