# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ajit-wadekar
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:24:07.938Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ajit-wadekar"
name: "Ajit Wadekar"
slug: "ajit-wadekar"
description: "Ajit Laxman Wadekar 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. The Government of India honoured him with the Arjuna Award (1967) and Padmashri (1972), India's fourth highest civilian honour. In 2011, he received the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour Indian board can bestow on a former player."
tagline: "Indian cricketer (1941-2018)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Ajit_Wadekar.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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birthDate: "1941-04-01"
deathDate: "2018-08-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           10.488992
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump