Why did Ajit Agarkar retired?

“Ajit Agarkar has announced his retirement though I wanted him to continue. He said he did not want to block any youngster’s place in the Mumbai team and wanted to announce it at the start of the season and allow someone else to settle down in the team,” said MCA president Ravi Savant today.

Why was Agarkar dropped?

The likes of Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan and Ashish Nehra were cause of stiff competition and Agarkar just lost out. In the 2003 World Cup he did not get to play a single game. In 2007 he was back in the side but India did not do that well.

When did Ajit Agarkar retire?

16 October 2013
On 16 October 2013, Agarkar announced his retirement from all forms of cricket just before the start of the 2013–14 Ranji season.

How good was Ajit Agarkar?

Ajit Agarkar is the third highest wicket-taker for India in ODIs, then the fastest to bag 50 ODI wickets, the fastest in terms of matches to complete a double of 200 wickets and 1000 runs, fastest fifty by an Indian, in just 21 balls.

Who score the fastest ODI fifty for India?

Though a bowler by trade, India’s Ajit Agarkar had a few memorable days out with the bat. Most famously, he has a Lord’s Test hundred to his name, something Sachin Tendulkar can’t boast, while he also holds the record for the fastest ODI fifty by an Indian, smashing a 21-ball half-century against Zimbabwe in 2000.

How tall is Ajit Agarkar?

5′ 7″
Ajit Agarkar/Height

How old is Zaheer Khan?

43 years (October 7, 1978)
Zaheer Khan/Age

What is Zaheer doing now?

Zaheer khan’s Salary Since retirement, he has been busy with commenting for the BCCI. He is also the skipper of the IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils.

How fast was Ajit Agarkar?

Agarkar has the distinction of being the fastest Indian to 50, 150, 200 and 250 ODI wickets. He got 50 wickets in 23 games, 150 in 97, 200 in 133 and 250 in 163. Later, Irfan Pathan beat him to become the fastest Indian to get to the 100 wicket milestone.

Who is known as pocket dynamo in cricket?

K. D. Jadhav

Personal information
Full name	Khashaba Jadhav
Nickname(s)	Pocket Dynamo KD
Nationality
Born	15 January 1926 Goleshwar (Satara district, Bombay Presidency, British India)