Ajit Agarkar is a former Indian Cricketer and he is also a commentator. His full name is Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar. He has represented India in more the 200 International Matches in all three formats of the game. Ajit is the third-highest wicket-taker for India in one-day Internationals (ODIs) and has represented India in the Cricket World Cup in 1999 and the World Cup in 2007.
Indian Education Society (Mumbai, Maharashtra)Shardashram Vidyamandir International School (Mumbai, Maharashtra)
College/University
D.G. Guparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce at Matunga (Mumbai)
Education Qualification
Graduated
Relationships & More
Marital Status
Married
Marriage Date
9 February 2002
Affairs/Girlfriend
Not known
Family
Wife
Fatima Ghadially Agarkar (Educationalist and a co-founder of Agarkar Centre of Excellence (ACE)
Children
Son: Raj Agarkar Daughter: Not known
Parents
Father: Balachandra Agarkar Mother: Meena Agarkar
Siblings
Brother: Manik Agarkar Sister: Not Known
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx)
In centimeters- 170 cm In meters- 1.70 m In feet & inches- 5’6” ft
Weight (approx)
In kilograms- 66 kg In pounds- 145 lbs
Eye Colour
Bright Green
Hair Colour
Natural Black
Measurement’s
Not Known
Cricket
International Debut
ODI Debut: – Not known T20 Debut: – On 1 December 2006 against South Africa at The Imperial Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg (South Africa) Test Debut: – On 7 October 1998 against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club (Zimbabwe)
Jersey Number
#68 (India)
Domestic/Stats Team
Mumbai, Middlesex, West Zone, Warnes Warriors, Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL), India A, India B, India Blue, India Legends, India Seniors, India Under-19
Coach/Mentor
Ramakant Achrekar
Batting Style
Right-handed bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast-medium
Favourite Things
Favorite Food
Bori Food
Favorite Cricket Ground
Lord’s Cricket Ground (UK)
Favorite Cricket Player
Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, Michael Holding, Allan Donald, Vivian Richards
Football Player
Not known
Favourite Hobbies
Cooking, reading, watching movies, hanging with friends
Favourite Sport
Golf
Favourite Color
Black
Net Worth
Net Worth in 2024
$5 Million + (Approx)
Net Worth in Indian Rupees
INR- 40 Crore + (Approx)
Some Lesser Facts
On 4 July 2023, the BCCI appointedAjit Agarkaras the chairman of the BCCI senior men’s selection committee.
He has played just 4 T20I and taken 3 wickets with an economy of 8.09. The 4 T20Is he has played are against South Africa, Scotland, Pakistan, and New Zealand. He has played only under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag and MS Dhoni in T20I.
He retired from all forms of the game in 2013. Post-retirement, he started working as a cricket analyst, the chairman of the Mumbai senior selection committee, and then the Indian National Team’s Selector.
He was part of the squad when India played their first T20I ever against South Africa at Durban on 1 December 2006. In this match, India won convincingly and Agarkar took the wickets of their star batters Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers.
On 6 November 2002, Ajit Agarkar scored 95 runs against West Indies coming at number three as a pinch hitter. Although, India lost the match by four wickets.
He scored a century against the Sri Lankan Under-19 team in 1997. Sri Lanka’s team was led by Kumar Sangakkara and India’s team by Akash Chopra. Apart from this, he has also represented India’s U-17s against England’s U-17s. He made his Ranji debut in 1996/97 for Bombay against Gujarat.
His first major batting performance came in the inter-school Giles Shield tournament for the Under-16s when he scored a triple century at the age of 15. Carrying that form forward, he displayed a show-stealer show in the Harris Shield under-19 tournament where he was been disguised as the next “Tendulkar” in the making.
He started his cricket career as a batter during childhood before he was introduced to Ramakant Achrekar by his father.
