Ajit Agarkar will certainly go down as one of the best pacers to have donned the Indian jersey and his record in international cricket speaks volumes of his prowess. Along with his ability to swing the ball both ways, however, the Mumbai-born cricketer was quite a handy batsman lower down the order. In fact, he also has a Test century in Lord’s and an ODI fifty off just 21 balls, fastest for Indian to date. With Agarkar being a batsman of such authority, many Indian cricket fans were irked when Fox Cricket included the former Indian cricketer in their list of ‘All-Time XI of Worst TailEnders Ever.’ Gautam Gambhir Slams Media For Only Highlighting MS Dhoni’s 2011 World Cup-Winning Six, Says ‘High Time You Hit Your Obsession For A SIX.’
In their intriguing playing XI, the Australian media house included players like Monty Panesar and Chris Martin who were sensational with the ball in hand but couldn’t contribute much with the willow. However, the addition of Ajit Agarkar in the list certainly didn’t go down well with the fans as they lashed out at the media house. They also put some the batting performances of the right-hander. In fact, India’s well-known commentator Harsha Bhogle was also surprised seeing Agarkar in the list. Have a look. David Warner Exasperated Over Aaron Finch’s Predicted Exclusion From Australia’s Playing XI for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
Fox Cricket's Tail-Ender's XI!!
Anyone unlucky to be in this XI?
Anyone lucky to miss out?https://t.co/LdlpJVokaI pic.twitter.com/JC6CLnR8Ok
— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) April 30, 2020
Harsha Bhogle Not Impressed!!
Agarkar? He has a test century! Got an odi 50 in 21 balls!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 30, 2020
Facts Here!!
Ajit Agarkar on this list?!!! A test century at Lords (surely you know the ground) and the STILL STANDING record for the fastest 50 by an Indian in ODIs.
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) April 30, 2020
Fans Not Happy!!
Agarkar??
Have you checked his stats? What were the criteria?
— Sanjay Chaudhari (@sanjaypc) April 30, 2020
All-Rounder Agarkar!!
How come Agarkar??
He was allrounder...
— Chetan Singh (@chetansingh94) April 30, 2020
Not A Vice Selection!!
Seriously you need to sharpen your knowledge. Ajit agarkar?
— Francis D'souza (@fd2407) April 30, 2020
Some More Reminders!!
Agarkar ??? Are you crazy ??? One test century and three half ones including 21 ball fifty 🏏🏏
— The_Sarcastic_monk (@619Pushkar) April 30, 2020
Praises For Agarkar!!
Agarkar was a straight bat player like Any sound batsman
— Nilesh Palkar (@palkar_nilesh) April 30, 2020
Wrong Place For Agarkar!!
Agarkar should not be there...
— mandeep (@mandeepbhangu19) April 30, 2020
Along with being a holder of 349 international wickets across formats, Agarkar scored 1,855 runs across formats. The star cricketer played his last international match in 2007 and finally bid adieu to all forms of cricket in 2013. Post-retirement, the right-arm pacer donned the commentators’ hat and has given his voices in many matches.
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