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Rohit and Wadekar to get stands named after them at Wankhede Stadium

Ex-BCCI president Sharad Pawar to also be honoured similarly

15-Apr-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Gavaskar: For me, Wadekar was always 'captain'

Former India batsman pays tribute to Wadekar, following his death due to a prolonged illness in Mumbai on Wednesday

16-Aug-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

The accidental captain who emerged shining

Wadekar was appointed to the role of India captain on a whim, and rewarded the faith placed in him with two iconic series wins

16-Aug-2018•Suresh Menon

'A father figure and a shrewd tactician'

The cricketing fraternity reacts to the death of former India captain Ajit Wadekar

16-Aug-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Former India captain Ajit Wadekar dies aged 77

Wadekar is best known for leading India to historic series wins in the West Indies and England in 1971

15-Aug-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Who is the greatest Indian Test captain of all?

Find out with this adaptation of the Elo rating system

22-Jul-2018•Devashish Fuloria

India in five

Quotes that provide a concise history of the country's cricket

12-Jul-2017•Suresh Menon

A short history of India's coaches

Following Anil Kumble's resignation as India coach, ESPNcricinfo looks back at how his predecessors fared

21-Jun-2017•Srinath Sripath

How the stars live

One nondescript apartment building in Mumbai is home to some of India's greatest sporting personalities

02-Feb-2016•Ayaz Memon

'We did not drop a single catch in 1971'

Former India captain Ajit Wadekar recalls the dream tours of West Indies and England, coaching India, and talks about what it takes to be a good catcher

25-Dec-2014•Interview by Subash Jayaraman

Vishy or Sunny? Venky or Pras?

What sort of interminable arguments have you had with your friends and relatives about cricketers?

15-Jun-2014•Sankaran Krishna

Neglected MCA academy has no support staff

The Mumbai Cricket Association's academy has been virtually shut for the last seven months because of a lack of support staff, the chairman of the committee that oversees the academy has claimed

25-Feb-2012•Tariq Engineer

When seven finals in 10 years wasn't enough

Rajasthan ran into Bombay seven times in the Ranji Trophy final, and the title continued to elude them

22-Jan-2012•Abhishek Purohit

Wadekar to get BCCI lifetime achievement award

Ajit Wadekar, the former India captain, will be the recipient of the BCCI's CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award

22-Nov-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

India's day of glory

India came to England in 1971 with a record of no wins and 15 defeats in their 19 Tests... but all that changed at The Oval

13-Aug-2011•Martin Williamson

'I was in a daze. England all out 101 and I had figures of 6 for 38'

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Ajit Wadekar, Farokh Engineer and Ray Illingworth remember India's first Test win in England - at The Oval in 1971

06-Aug-2011•Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi

'They can get things done' - Vengsarkar

Dilip Vengsarkar and Ajit Wadekar believe Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad can help Karnataka cricket in their new roles in the state association

21-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Madan Lal applies for ICL release

Madan Lal has applied for a release from the ICL in what is the first officially known response from the unauthorised league's players and support staff to the BCCI's recent amnesty offer

13-May-2009•Ajay S Shankar and Nagraj Gollapudi

Shoe byte

When Sir Garry Sobers helped a young Indian lad kickstart his career

25-Sep-2008

'India were caught napping on Mendis' - Wadekar

Ajit Wadekar, the former India captain, said the team was not prepared to face Ajantha Mendis in the recently concluded Test series, which they lost 2-1

10-Sep-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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