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Ajit Agarkar
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luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Nothing to do with five ducks.
SEVEN on the trot against Australia - that's special and worthy of our utmost respect.
Have you ever had a pet puppy? (or a bunny - sob)
Did you love it?
There you go, then.
SEVEN on the trot against Australia - that's special and worthy of our utmost respect.
Have you ever had a pet puppy? (or a bunny - sob)
Did you love it?
There you go, then.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Does the phrase 'Glorious Ineptitude' mean NOTHING to you?
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
The real love affair (a bit like you and butcher's knives - are you practicing for the world 'knifeyspooney' championships?) with Ajit Agarkar goes all the way back to, er, last year and beyond.
Something to do with the fact that you NEVER know what to expect.
The seven successive ducks against Australia (3 pairs), the century at Lord's, fastest guy EVER to 50 wickets in odi's and the fact that he can be either devastating or insipid with the ball but NEVER in between.
He's a bit like a rare, tropical disease. For so long it is totally benign then it mutates and wipes out thousands of people (although in AA's case for 'wipes out' read 'hits' and for 'thousands of people' read either 'the ball' or 'the stumps').
Now back to those knives.
Something to do with the fact that you NEVER know what to expect.
The seven successive ducks against Australia (3 pairs), the century at Lord's, fastest guy EVER to 50 wickets in odi's and the fact that he can be either devastating or insipid with the ball but NEVER in between.
He's a bit like a rare, tropical disease. For so long it is totally benign then it mutates and wipes out thousands of people (although in AA's case for 'wipes out' read 'hits' and for 'thousands of people' read either 'the ball' or 'the stumps').
Now back to those knives.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
He is the youngest-ever curator of the Mumbai Butcher Knife Museum.Mr. Ponting said:
His personal collection includes three of those large chopping ones with the big square blades. One of them is a priceless antique, thought to be over 700 years old (although it has had 5 new handles and 3 new blades, the little nut which holds the blade to the handle is thought to be original or second-generation at the outside).
Ajit's favourite is a tiny one with an ivory handle which doubles as a device for removing peanuts from horses hooves.
- Ever so simple, yet rather amsuing!! 
Langeveldt
Soutie
luckyeddie said:
Hmm i could think of far worse players then Agarkar to pick on for being inept....
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
You weren't here when Agarkar was being lauded by some of our less rational Indian friends (sadly no longer posting regularly) as the best all-rounder in the world when he made that ton at Lord's last summer, were you?
That's where it all began
That's where it all began
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
It all stems from some of our long gone terrace friends.
After his Lords century, someone on her posted that he'd finally shown himself to be a true world class all-rounder.
After a great deal of discussion, he was adopted as a figurehead, and remained so until that blasted Duck came along...
After his Lords century, someone on her posted that he'd finally shown himself to be a true world class all-rounder.
After a great deal of discussion, he was adopted as a figurehead, and remained so until that blasted Duck came along...
krkode
State Captain
Yeah, I've always had a great admiration for this man. He's really good (as evidenced by his 50 wickets in 23 games only) and he can go really low (seven in a row is a little too much).
And most of all, he's got class. Not necessarily form. But class, yes.
He knows how to take wickets and he takes 'em in style. He knows how to help a team win from 26 required off 14 balls. He knows how get out 7 times in a row for 0. It's classic. I learnt the philosophy from him - whatever you do, do it in style
And most of all, he's got class. Not necessarily form. But class, yes.
He knows how to take wickets and he takes 'em in style. He knows how to help a team win from 26 required off 14 balls. He knows how get out 7 times in a row for 0. It's classic. I learnt the philosophy from him - whatever you do, do it in style
masterblaster
International Captain
Yeah, I remember the Australia tour to India 1998, he really bothered the likes of Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting and Michael Slater with his sharp, quick and aggressive (skiddy) bowling.
Ive certainly been dissapointed with his career after the World Cup. Injuries and a severe dent in confidence have turned his career upside down for the worst.
Fastest to 50 wickets with a bowling strike rate of about 21 was absoultely awesome, and deserves a mention, but things got worse from there. He is definitely not a mediocre player, just a horribly inconistent gem of a player.
He is a true enigma, a true contridiction, he is AA.
Ive certainly been dissapointed with his career after the World Cup. Injuries and a severe dent in confidence have turned his career upside down for the worst.
Fastest to 50 wickets with a bowling strike rate of about 21 was absoultely awesome, and deserves a mention, but things got worse from there. He is definitely not a mediocre player, just a horribly inconistent gem of a player.
He is a true enigma, a true contridiction, he is AA.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Read 'Devil Ducky's World Cup Essentials' and you'll discover why he's one of DD's favourites.Craig said: