Ajit Wadekar
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Full name | Ajit Laxman Wadekar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Batsman | 1 April 1941|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 112) | 13 December 1966 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 4 July 1974 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 11) | 13 July 1974 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 15 July 1974 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1959–1974 | Bombay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 September 2012 |
Ajit Laxman Wadekar (
Early life
Born in brahmin family at Bombay,[3] Wadekar's father wished him to study Mathematics so that he could become an engineer, but Wadekar instead preferred to play cricket.[citation needed]
Career
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Introduction to cricket
He made his first-class debut for
Captaincy and overseas wins
Wadekar was appointed the captain of Bombay, and soon was made the
Wadekar continued to be the captain of the Indian team that toured England in 1974. He represented India in its first ever One Day International (ODI) game during that tour. Batting at number three, Wadekar made 67 runs, but still ended on the losing side.[5] He scored 73 runs in his ODI career at an average of 36.50 with a strike rate of 81.11.[6] Following India's dismal performance in the series, he retired from international cricket.[7] After that tour Wadekar played just one more First-class match before retiring from all forms of cricket.
Post retirement
Wadekar also served as the manager of the Indian cricket team in the 1990s, alongside captain Mohammad Azharuddin. He is one of the few Indians to represent the country as Test player, captain, coach/manager and the chairman of selectors. Lala Amarnath and Chandu Borde are the only other players to achieve this distinction.[8][9]
Death
On 15 August 2018, Wadekar died due to illness at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, at the age of 78.[10] On 17 August, he was cremated with full state honours in the Shivaji Park crematorium in Mumbai. Many cricketers, as well as cricket fans in large numbers, attended his funeral.[11]
Awards and honours
Wadekar was honoured with the
References
- ^ "Former India captain Ajit Wadekar dies aged 77". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- News18. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
.... CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award, the highest honour the Indian board can bestow on a former player.
- ISBN 978-0-231-53993-7.
- ^ Adnan, Minhaj (14 April 2021). "Indian cricketers played for pittance until 1980s; now they roll in money". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Prudential Trophy – 1st ODI England v India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Statistics / AL Wadekar / One-Day Internationals / Innings by innings list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Wadekar to get BCCI lifetime achievement award". ESPNcricinfo. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "The many 'avatars' of Lala Amarnath". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Borde Shares Wadekar's Distinction". Rediff.com. 28 September 1999. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Ajit Wadekar: Former India captain dies aged 78". BBC Sport. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Ajit Wadekar cremated with full state honours". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived from the originalon 11 January 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. p. 151. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ a b Subbaiah, Sunil (30 August 2012). "Year of awards for me: Ajit Wadekar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.