Who was the First Captain of India in ODI: Ajit Wadekar

 









 
Ajit Laxman Wadekar was the First Captain of India in ODI born 1 April 1941 in Bombay, India) is a former international cricketer who played for India 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" position and was considered to be one of the finest slip fielders. Wadekar also captained the Indian cricket team which won the series in England and West Indies. The Government of India honoured him with the Arjuna Award (1967) and Padmashri (1972), India's fourth highest civilian honour.

Personal information
Full name	Ajit Laxman Wadekar
Born	1 April 1941 (age 72) Bombay, India
Batting style	Left-handed batsman
Bowling style	Left-arm medium, Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	India
Test debut	13 December 1966 v West Indies
Last Test	4 July 1974 v England
ODI debut	13 July 1974 v England
Last ODI	15 July 1974 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1958/59–1974/75	Bombay
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 37 2 237 5 Runs scored 2,113 73 15,380 192 Batting average 31.07 36.50 47.03 63.33 100s/50s 1/14 0/1 36/84 0/2 Top score 143 67* 323 87 Balls bowled 51 – 1,622 – Wickets 0 – 21 – Bowling average – – 43.23 – 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0 10 wickets in match – n/a 0 n/a Best bowling – – 2/0 – Catches/stumpings 46/– 1/0 271/0 3/–