Full name Ajit Laxman Wadekar
Born April 1, 1941, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 77 years 20 days
Major teams India, Mumbai
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium, Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Referee
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
37 | 71 | 3 | 2113 | 143 | 31.07 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 46 | 0 | |||
ODIs ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 67 | 36.50 | 90 | 81.11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 237 | 360 | 33 | 15380 | 323 | 47.03 | 36 | 84 | 271 | 0 | ||||
List A | 5 | 4 | 1 | 193 | 87 | 64.33 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
37 | 7 | 61 | 55 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.40 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 237 | 1622 | 908 | 21 | 2/0 | 43.23 | 3.35 | 77.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | India v West Indies at Mumbai (BS), Dec 13-18, 1966 scorecard |
Last Test | England v India at Birmingham, Jul 4-8, 1974 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | England v India at Leeds, Jul 13, 1974 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v India at The Oval, Jul 15-16, 1974 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1958/59 - 1974/75 |
List A span | 1973/74 - 1974 |
An aggressive left-hand batsman who became slightly bogged down by responsibility, Ajit Wadekar's name will forever be linked with 1971 when he led the Indian team to historic triumphs in the West Indies and England. Wadekar made his first-class debut in 1958-59 but had to wait eight years before playing for India in 1966-67, despite a string of big scores around the domestic circuit. But he took little time to establish himself in the Indian team and was a tower of strength to the Indian batting for seven years, playing scintillating or valuable knocks depending upon the state of the game. He was one of the best No. 3 batsmen in the history of Indian cricket and one of the finest slip fielders.