Name:

Wadekar, Ajit Laxman

Date of Birth:

01 Apr 1941

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

Date Died:

16 Aug 2018

Career:

Test: 1966 - 1974
ODI: 1974 - 1974
First Class: 1958 - 1974

Teams:

Mumbai (Regional)
India (Country)

1971: Wadekar and Sobers analyse historic Indian win in the Windies

Ajit Wadekar: Led India to first away series win

Born in Mumbai on 1 April 1941, Ajit Wadekar was a stylish left handed top order batsman who made his first class debut for Mumbai in 1958.

Wadekar made Test debut in 1966 against West Indies in Mumbai, scoring 8 and 4.

Taking over from the Nawab of Pataudi, Wadekar had the distinction of leading India to their first Test series victory away from home against the West Indies in 1970/71 and England in 1971.

He scored 2113 runs including 14 fifties and a lone century in New Zealand, in a career spanning 37 Test matches. He was also India’s first ever ODI captain when he led the team against England at Leeds in 1974, scoring 67. He only played 2 ODI matches.

Wadekar would go on to serve Indian cricket with distinction for more than 40 years as a player, selector, team manager, and ICC match referee.

Wadekar received the Arjuna Award and Pathmasiri Award from the Indian Government. He also received a lifetime achievement award from the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2011.

Wadekar passed away after a long illness on 16 August 2018 at the age of 77, in Mumbai.

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter