Ajit Chandila (born 5 December 1983) is a former Indian cricketer from

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. He played for

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until 2013 but was previously known for his performance for the Air India North Zone team.

Indian Premier League career

His (IPL) career started in 2011 when

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selected him in their probable team. He made his IPL debut on 23 April 2012 at Jaipur. It is known that he is mentored by Indian spinner

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. Ajit became the first bowler in the IPL's fifth season to take a

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. He is the seventh bowler to get a hat-trick in the history of the IPL. Chandila got into controversy in IPL 6 when he ran-out

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and appealed against him when Gilchrist was caught short of the crease while taking evasive action to a throw that hit him on the glove. Gilchrist termed it completely against the spirit of the game.

Spot fixing allegation and arrest

On 16 May 2013, he was arrested on charges of

spot-fixing Spot-fixing is illegal activity in a sport in which a specific aspect of a game, unrelated to the final result but upon which a betting market exists, is fixed in an attempt to ensure a certain result in a proposition bet. Examples include someth ...

during

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by the Delhi police along with Sreesanth and

Ankeet Chavan Ankeet Chavan (born 28 October 1985) is a cricketer who played for Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who is a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He also played for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier Lea ...

, who play alongside him for Rajasthan Royals. Chandila had allegedly received from bookies in the 2013 IPL season, of which was paid to him to spot-fix in the match against

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on 17 May 2013 before which he was arrested. After being arrested, he was immediately suspended by his employer,

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. In January 2016, he was given a life ban from all forms of cricket by the

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First hat-trick of IPL Season Five
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandila, Ajit 1983 births Living people Indian cricketers Haryana cricketers Rajasthan Royals cricketers Cricketers banned for corruption