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Ajit Agarkar (right)
with the equally unlucky
Akash Chopra |
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Ajit
Agarkar has been left out of the Indian team for
the tri-series in Sri Lanka, which is scheduled to
begin on 30th July 2005. Does he deserve to be
omitted?
The following table comprises the post-2003 World
Cup ODI performances of India's five main
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Mts |
Overs |
Runs |
Wkts |
Avg |
Best |
Eco |
SR |
4W |
5W |
Wkt/mt |
| Irfan Pathan |
29 |
256.5 |
1307 |
47 |
27.80 |
4-24 |
5.08 |
32.7 |
1 |
0 |
1.62 |
| Ajit Agarkar |
25 |
186.4 |
941 |
40 |
23.52 |
6-42 |
5.04 |
28.0 |
1 |
1 |
1.60 |
| Zaheer Khan |
29 |
222.5 |
1219 |
36 |
33.86 |
4-19 |
5.47 |
37.1 |
1 |
0 |
1.24 |
| L.Balaji |
27 |
222.1 |
1220 |
33 |
36.96 |
4-48 |
5.49 |
40.3 |
1 |
0 |
1.22 |
| Ashish Nehra |
21 |
180.2 |
1001 |
29 |
34.51 |
4-72 |
5.55 |
37.3 |
1 |
0 |
1.38 |
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The table proves that Agarkar has the best average,
the best strike-rate and best economy rate. He is
also the only bowler to take six wickets in a match
and to capture four or more victims in a match on
two occasions.
Agarkar is the second-highest wicket taker and also
has the second-best wickets-per-match quotient.
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- By a Statsman |
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