Full name Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar
Born December 4, 1977, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 40 years 144 days
Major teams India, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Middlesex, Mumbai
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
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 | 110 | 139 | 23 | 3336 | 145 | 28.75 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 0 | ||||
List A | 270 | 173 | 43 | 2275 | 95 | 17.50 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
62 | 35 | 15 | 286 | 39 | 14.30 | 228 | 125.43 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 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 | 110 | 18132 | 9179 | 299 | 6/41 | 30.69 | 3.03 | 60.6 | 12 | 0 | |||
List A | 270 | 13322 | 10990 | 420 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 26.16 | 4.94 | 31.7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
62 | 60 | 1172 | 1608 | 47 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 34.21 | 8.23 | 24.9 | 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 Saurashtra at Mumbai, Jan 26-28, 2013 scorecard |
List A debut | 1996/97 |
Last List A | Mumbai v Maharashtra at Pune, Feb 18, 2013 scorecard |
T20s debut | South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils at Jaipur, May 7, 2013 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/41 | Diamonds | v Royals | St. Moritz | 9 Feb 2018 | Other T20 |
1, 1/41 | Diamonds | v Royals | St. Moritz | 8 Feb 2018 | Other T20 |
1/40 | Warne’s Warr | v SRT Blasters | Houston | 11 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
2*, 1/17 | CC India | v Madras CC | Singapore | 24 Aug 2014 | Other T20 |
24, 0/31 | CC India | v Melbourne CC | Singapore | 22 Aug 2014 | Other T20 |
0/22 | Daredevils | v Royals | Jaipur | 7 May 2013 | T20 |
9*, 0/4 | Daredevils | v Kings XI | Delhi | 23 Apr 2013 | T20 |
0/37 | Daredevils | v Mum Indians | Delhi | 21 Apr 2013 | T20 |
0/29, 3 | Daredevils | v Super Kings | Delhi | 18 Apr 2013 | T20 |
17, 2/37 | Mumbai | v Maharashtra | Pune | 18 Feb 2013 | LA |
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 was an asset, but his body could not 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.