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Ajit Wadekar

Gavaskar recollects having to bat wearing Wadekar’s pads

Gavaskar said that it was not the most comfortable option because Wadekar was a left-handed batsman.

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India in New Zealand to Sri Lanka in South Africa: When Asian teams made history

From India in 1967-68 to India in 2018-19, a look back at Asian teams making history.

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LIST: India’s maiden away Test series wins

With their maiden Test series win in Australia, India now have a wins in every Test nation barring South Africa.

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How many overseas Test series have India won?

Virat Kohli's team can retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with victory over Australia in Perth.

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Entire Mumbai team wanted to perform for Ajit Wadekar in the 1970s: Milind Rege

Rege, who played as a batsman and off-break bowler for Mumbai in the 1970s and for the most part under former India and Mumbai captain Ajit Wadekar described Wadekar as a captain for whom players wanted to perform

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Mumbai Cricket Association to hold condolence meet for Ajit Wadekar

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Saturday announced that it will hold a condolence meeting to condole the death of former India and Mumbai captain Ajit Wadekar. Wadekar,77, died on August 15 after a prolonged illness at Mumbai’s Jaslok Hospital. He was cremated at the Shivaji Park crematorium on Friday with full state honours. “A… Continue reading Mumbai Cricket Association to hold condolence meet for Ajit Wadekar

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Indian players wear black armbands as a mark of respect to Ajit Wadekar and Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Indian players, led by Virat Kohli, were seen wearing black armbands in memory of the departed former skipper in Trent Bridge

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Mumbai bids tearful adieu to former India captain Ajit Wadekar

Wadekar's body was kept at his Worli residence this morning for his well-wishers to pay their tributes. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Sameer Dighe, former hockey captain M M Somaiya and others paid tributes to the former captain of India

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Ajit Wadekar knew how to bring the best out of the players: Sachin Tendulkar

Remembering former Indian captain Ajit Wadekar, who passed away aged 77 on Wednesday, Sachin Tendulkar said that Wadekar’s passing was an irreparable and personal a loss for him, adding he knew how to bring the best out of the players.

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If Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi brought dignity, Ajit Wadekar brought toughness

While Pataudi brought the idea of playing together as a team to the fore, Wadekar brought the toughness of Mumbai cricket to the national setup

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