Place Of Birth
Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Born
4 December 1977
Country
India
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Fast
Ajit Agarkar
Ajit Agarkar
Ajit Agarkar
Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar (born December 4, 1977) is a former Indian cricketer, bowling all-rounder, and current chairman of the BCCI selection committee. A prominent fast-medium bowler, he is India's third-highest wicket-taker in ODIs and famously scored a Test century at Lord's. He holds the record for the fastest ODI fifty by an Indian (21 balls) and was fastest to 200 ODI wickets and 1,000 runs.
Table of Content
Stats
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 26 | 39 | 571 | 1081 | 109 | 16.7900 | 52.8200 | 5 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| ODI | 191 | 113 | 1269 | 1574 | 95 | 14.5800 | 80.6200 | 26 | 103 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| T20 | 62 | 35 | 286 | 228 | 39 | 14.3000 | 125.4300 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 7.5000 | 136.3600 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 270 | 173 | 2275 | 0 | 95 | 17.5000 | - | 43 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| First Class | 110 | 139 | 3336 | 0 | 145 | 28.7500 | - | 23 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 26 | 46 | 809.30 | 4857 | 2745 | 58 | 47.3200 | 3.3900 | 83.7000 | 6/41 | 8/160 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODI | 191 | 188 | 1580.40 | 9484 | 8021 | 288 | 27.8500 | 5.0700 | 32.9000 | 6/42 | 6/42 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| T20 | 62 | 60 | 195.20 | 1172 | 1608 | 47 | 34.2100 | 8.2300 | 24.9000 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 4 | 3 | 10.30 | 63 | 85 | 3 | 28.3300 | 8.0900 | 21.0000 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 270 | 0 | 2220.20 | 13322 | 10990 | 420 | 26.1600 | 4.9400 | 31.7000 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| First Class | 110 | 0 | 3022.00 | 18132 | 9179 | 299 | 30.6900 | 3.0300 | 60.6000 | 6/41 | - | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Teams Played For
- International: India (1998–2007)
- Domestic/First-Class: Mumbai
- IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders (2008–2010), Delhi Daredevils (2011–2013)
- County: Middlesex
International Debuts For India
- Test: vs Zimbabwe, Harare, Oct 1998
- ODI: vs Australia, Kochi, April 1, 1998
- T20I: vs South Africa, Johannesburg, Dec 200
Key Records
- Fastest 50 (ODI): 21 balls vs Zimbabwe (2000)
- Fastest to 200 ODI Wickets & 1000 Runs: 133 matches
- Highest ODI Wicket Taker (India): Third highest overall (288 wickets)
- Best Bowling (Test): 6/41 vs Australia (Adelaide, 2003)
- Century at Lord's: 109* vs England (2002)
Major Achievements
- Member of the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup winning team
- Won Man of the Match in 1998 Coca-cola Champions Trophy
