Ajitesh Argal (born 21 September 1988 in

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) is an Indian

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er. He is a right-handed medium pace bowler and lower-order batsman. Argal was a member of the

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that won the

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tournament played in

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. He was the

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in the final, for taking 2 wickets for 7 runs in his 5 overs. Argal was contracted by the Kings XI Punjab for the Indian Premier League 2008. Later Argal was recruited as an Inspector in Income Tax department through sports quota.

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ESPNcricinfo profile – Ajitesh Argal
1988 births Living people Indian cricketers Punjab Kings cricketers Baroda cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1988-stub

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