Profile
Ajit Agarkar is an Indian international cricketer who has been on the periphery of the Indian side in both, the Test as well as the One-day format. He was once touted as the next best bowling all-rounder after the legendary Kapil Dev. However, his inconsistency in performance did not grant him that status.
Agarkar has been representing his hometown Mumbai in the domestic circuit since 1997-98. One of his best performances came in the 2009-10 Ranji Trophy finals against Karnataka where his 5-wicket haul ensured a narrow win for Mumbai. He has also played for Middlesex in the English county cricket. He represented the Kolkata for the first three seasons of the IPL from 2008-10. Ahead of the fourth, he was signed by the Delhi in 2011.
His ODI debut came in 1998 at Kochi against the mighty Australians, where he took the price wicket of Adam Gilchrist. It took him just 23 matches to reach 50 wickets in ODI. In his 133rd match, he already had 200 ODI wickets and 1,000 runs in his kitty. Despite a high economy rate, his One-day performances have been far better. He was India’s best ODI bowler when the team toured the West Indies in 2006.
He performed well in the Test series Down Under of 1999 as well as 2003. His career best bowling figures of 6/41 came at Adelaide in 2003 which helped India nab their first Test win in Australia in 20 years. Batting at number eight, he scored his maiden Test century and remained unbeaten on 109 at The Lord’s in 2002, against the Englishmen.
Fast Facts
- His 5/81 in the 2010 Ranji Trophy finals against Karnataka helped Mumbai lift its 39th Ranji Trophy victory.
- Agarkar’s maiden ODI wicket was that of Adam Gilchrist.
- 6/41 against the Aussies in 2003 at Adelaide fetched India their first Test win in Australia in 20 years.
- His first Test ton came in 2002 at the historic Lord’s ground, batting at number eight position.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
26 |
39 |
571 |
5 |
16.79 |
52.82 |
1 |
0 |
109* |
| ODI |
191 |
113 |
1269 |
26 |
14.58 |
80.62 |
0 |
3 |
95 |
| T20 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
7.5 |
136.36 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| IPL |
42 |
22 |
179 |
12 |
17.9 |
116.23 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
| CLT20 |
4 |
3 |
21 |
1 |
10.5 |
123.52 |
0 |
0 |
11* |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
26 |
46 |
4857 |
2745 |
58 |
6/41 |
/ |
47.32 |
3.39 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
37 |
| ODI |
191 |
188 |
9484 |
8021 |
288 |
6/42 |
/ |
27.85 |
5.07 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
441 |
| T20 |
4 |
3 |
63 |
85 |
3 |
2/10 |
/ |
28.33 |
8.09 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| IPL |
42 |
42 |
782 |
1151 |
29 |
3/25 |
/ |
39.68 |
8.83 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
| CLT20 |
4 |
3 |
72 |
63 |
4 |
2/14 |
/ |
15.75 |
5.25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
6 |
0 |
2 |
| ODI |
52 |
0 |
16 |
| IPL |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| CLT20 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 1998-2006
- ODI:
- 1998-2007
- T20:
- 2006-2007
- IPL:
- 2008-2013
- CLT20:
- 2012-2012
- Test
-
- Debut:
- India Vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) - Oct 07, 1998
- Last played:
- India Vs Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore Stadium), Lahore - Jan 13, 2006
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- India Vs Australia at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi - Apr 01, 1998
- Last played:
- India Vs England at Kennington Oval (The Oval), London - Sep 05, 2007
- T20
-
- Debut:
- India Vs South Africa at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Dec 01, 2006
- Last played:
- India Vs New Zealand at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Sep 16, 2007
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Kolkata Vs Bangalore at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Apr 18, 2008
- Last played:
- Delhi Vs Rajasthan at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur - May 07, 2013
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Delhi Vs Kolkata at SuperSport Park, Centurion - Oct 13, 2012
- Last played:
- Delhi Vs Highveld Lions at Kingsmead, Durban - Oct 25, 2012
