Indian Cricket Stars
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar | MS Dhoni | Shikhar Dhawan | Rohit Sharma | Suresh Raina | Virat Kohli | Cheteshwar Pujara | Yusuf Pathan | Murali Kartik | Murali Vijay | Dinesh Karthik | Irfan Pathan | Ishant Sharma | Bhuvneshwar KumarGautam Gambir | Virender Sehwag | Zaheer Khan | Harbhajan Singh | Yuvraj Singh | Joginder Sharma | Mohammad Kaif | Ramesh Powar | Robin Uthappa | RP Singh
Rahul Dravid | Ajit Agarkar | Anil Kumble | Sourav Ganguly | VVS Laxman | Wasim Jaffer | Dinesh Mongia | VRV Singh | Sreesanth | Piyush Chawla | Pragyan Ojha | Munaf Patel
Kapil Dev Nikhanj | Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar | Roger Michael Humphrey Binny | Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri | Mohinder Amarnath | Sunil Manohar "Sunny" Gavaskar
Ajit Agarkar
Slight, fiery and gifted, Ajit Agarkar is still coming to terms with being Kapil Dev's replacement as India's matchwinner all-rounder with bat and ball. The ingredients are there, and in the right proportions. But they are yet to form a heady and long-lasting mix. Agarkar's entry into international cricket - with an avalanche of wickets that made him the fastest to 50 wickets in ODIs - was matched for speed only by an astonishing batting slump that saw him collect seven consecutive Test ducks against Australia. But India knows he can 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 is an asset, but the body cannot sometimes support it. If he finds his confidence, and develops strength, Agarkar could yet be very special for India.
Full name | Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar |
Born | December 4, 1977, Bombay, Maharashtra |
Major teams | India, Middlesex, Mumbai |
Batting style | Right-hand bat |
Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium |
Career statistics | |
Test debut | Zimbabwe v India at Harare - Oct 7-10, 1998 |
ODI debut | India v Australia at Kochi - Apr 1, 1998 |
First-class span | 1996/97 - 2005/06 |
List A span | 1996/97 - 2005/06 |