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Ajay-The Beginner:-From the 7th Standard Ajay used to play cricket everyday from 2 in the afternoon till 6 in the night.Ajay though brought up in Delhi was playing for the Haryana team.From the age of 16 his mentor was Kapil Dev whom he idolises even now.He learnt his cricketing lessons at National Stadium New Delhi.Ajay finished his education from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya.He got his first call to the National Team just after his 12th Std exams.Ajay's first tour with the Indian cricket team was in Sharjah in 1990 but was not lucky enough to play a match.His first oppurtunity came from his tour to Australia in 1992.His Partnerships:-He along with Azharuddin holds the highest 4th Cricket Partnership of 275 runs which is also the highest for any cricketer.They also hold the record for the 5th cricket Partnership in International 101's of 223 runs.Captain:-Ajay's first series as Vice Captain of Indian Cricket team was to Toronto for the Sahara Cup In 1997.As Captain he played his first match on May 20th at Bangalore.He was India's 14th LOI Captain and only the third after Kapil Dev & Sunil Gavaskar to win the first match as Captain.He is the only Indian to have scored a 50 and also win the first match. |
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