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Ajit Agarkar Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Wiki & More

Updated On : November 29, 2025

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Short Biography

Ajit Agarkar was born on 04-12-1977 in Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India as Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar. He is a former Indian Cricket Player & Cricket Commentator who played as an all rounder for Indian national cricket team from 1998 to 2007. On 04-07-2023, he became the chairman of the BCCI selection committee.

Other Name: Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar, Bombay Duck
Other Professions: Cricket Commentator

Ajit Agarkar Complete Bio & Career

The stadium has potentially not many viewers and its the 1998 ODI match India vs Australia where a new Right-arm fast-medium paced bowler just took the major wicket of Adam Gilchrist in his very first match. A murmur began and everyone was curious for the new face that just made a mark, he was none other than Ajit Agarkar. A forgotten name it seems. Right? But Ajit has been one of the most potentially talented driven bowlers of his times.
 
He has been a resident of the Shivaji Park in Mumbai. Grown and groomed by his grandparents alone he went on to do his schooling from Shardashram Vidyamandir. It was then when he was coached by the renowned Ramakant Achrekar who also tutored Sachin, Vinod Kambli and much more. His school was particularly famous for its cricket and he had it clear. After his schooling, he went to the Ruparel College in Matunga.
 
Starting his career as a batsman in the initial days, he feels glad to be taken up as a bowler. During one of the matches in Mumbai, as a junior cricketer, he is known to have hit a triple century with his bat. His tough competition began when the year 1999 saw the emergence of Ashish Nehra and later in the year Zaheer Khan. He broke the losing streak with Australia in the 1999 test series by taking 6/41 and leveraging a win after 20 years. On similar notes, he saved the test match against England in 2002 facing a huge score when he hit an undisputed 109 when everyone else failed.
 
With immensely talented performances, he was supposedly the bowler to take the fastest 50 wickets in mere 23 matches. Not only 50 but also 150,200 and 250 ODI wickets only later to be broken by the super efficient Irfan Pathan. He went on to be the part of 2 World Cups but missed out an opportunity in the winning World Cup match. During ICC World T20 against South Africa, he was probably the oldest member of the team. He was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders since 2008 till 2011 when he became a part of the Delhi Daredevils.

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Ajit Agarkar Family, Relatives and Other Relations

Father Balachandra Agarkar
Mother Meena Agarkar
Brother None
Sister Manik Agarkar
Affair/Girlfriend Fatima Ghadially
Wife Fatima Ghadially (Marriage Date: 09-02-2002)
Son Raj Agarkar
Daughter None

He was born to Meena Agarkar and Balachandra Agarkar. He -has a sister named Manik Agarkar. He married Fatima Ghadially on 09-02-2002. Together the couple is blessed with a son named Raj Agarkar.

 

Ajit Agarkar Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Wiki & More
Ajit Agarkar with his wife Fatima Ghadially; celebrating 20th wedding anniversary on 09-02-2022
Ajit Agarkar Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Wiki & More
Ajit Agarkar with his son Raj Agarkar; who turned 16 on 13-10-2021
Ajit Agarkar Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Wiki & More
Ajit Agarkar with his wife Fatima Ghadially & son Raj Agarkar; Old Photo shared by him on Instagram

Life's Important Dates Of Ajit Agarkar

Body Measurements

Chest Size 42
Biceps Size 14
Waist Size 32
Skin Colour Fair
Eye Colour Bright Green
Hair Colour Black Brown

Personal Info

Home Town Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Narayan Pujari Nagar, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School Indian Education Society (IES) Mumbai
Shardashram Vidyamandir, Mumbai
College D.G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai
Qualification Graduate
Hobbies Playing Golf
Marital Status Married
Debut ODI - 01-04-1988 against Australia
Test - 07-10-1988 against Zimbabwe
T20I - 01-12-2006 against South Africa
Best Friends Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar
Salary INR 3 Crore (Per Year as a Chairperson of BCCI)
Net Worth US $5 Million (approx)
Official Website N/A
Playing Role All Rounder
Batting Style Right-handed
Bowling Style Right-arm fast medium
Jersey Number #68

Collections

Bike Collections BMW Bike
Car Collections BMW, Audi

Favourites

Favorite Color Black
Favorite Player Roy Keane , Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Favorite Sport Cricket, Football
Favorite Dress Coat Pant

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Ajit Agarkar

  • He was born and grew up in a Hindu Chitpavan Brahmin family.
  • He was addressed as Bombay Duck by fans & media after recorded an unfortunate streak of consecutive ducks against Australia between 1999 and 2001.
  • He is the 3rd highest wicket-taker for India in ODI matches.
  • He played for over 200 international matches for India from 1998 to 2007.
  • He made 50 runs in 21 balls in ODI match against Zimbabwe in 2000, and became the fastest 50 in ODI Indian cricketer.
  • He was appointed chairman of the BCCI selection committee on 04-07-2023.
  • He was the chairman of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup selection committee, and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy selection committee.

Ajit Agarkar Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

48 years, 3months, 5 days old age Ajit Agarkar will turn 49 on 04 December, 2026. Only 8 months, 24 days, 1 hours,36 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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