Ajit Wadekar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAjit Wadekar
former Indian cricketer
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
About Ajit Wadekar
- Ajit Laxman Wadekar (pronunciation ; 1 April 1941 – 15 August 2018) was an Indian international cricketer who played for the Indian national team between 1966 and 1974.
- Described as an "aggressive batsman", Wadekar made his first-class debut in 1958, before making his foray into international cricket in 1966.
- He batted at number three and was considered to be one of the finest slip fielders.
- Wadekar also captained the Indian cricket team which won series in the West Indies and England in 1971(first victory of Indian team in test cricket outside of India).
- The Government of India honoured him with the Arjuna Award (1967) and Padmashri (1972), India's fourth highest civilian honour.
Read more at Wikipedia