Ajit Wadekar
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Ajit Wadekar was a former Indian cricket captain and stylish left-handed batsman who led India to historic Test series victories in the West Indies and England in 1971.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian cricketer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Arjuna Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Padma Shri ⓘ |
| battingPosition | top-order batsman ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1941-04-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bombay, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captaincyPeriodApprox | early 1970s ⓘ |
| captained | India national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captainedFormat |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2018-08-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| familyName | Wadekar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formatPlayed |
One Day International cricket
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ |
| fullName | Ajit Laxman Wadekar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ajit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | stylish left-handed batting ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledToSeriesWin |
India Test series win in England 1971
ⓘ
India Test series win in West Indies 1971 ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first Indian captain to win Test series in England
ⓘ
first Indian captain to win Test series in West Indies ⓘ |
| occupation |
cricket administrator
ⓘ
cricket coach ⓘ cricketer ⓘ |
| ODIDebutFor | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForDomesticTeam | Bombay cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForTeam | India national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionAssociated | Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedState | Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | batsman ⓘ |
| servedAs |
chairman of selectors for India
ⓘ
coach of India national cricket team ⓘ manager of India national cricket team ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| teamRole | captain ⓘ |
| TestDebutFor | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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