Ajit Chandila

Ajit Chandila
Personal information
Full name
Ajit Chandila
Born (1983-12-05) 5 December 1983 (age 40)
Faridabad, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2013Haryana
2012–2013Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 2 9 28
Runs scored 23 38 151
Batting average 23.00 5.42 18.87
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1
Top score 12 9 57
Balls bowled 162 267 497
Wickets 3 7 24
Bowling average 22.66 38.14 20.70
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/15 3/25 4/13
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 12/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 January 2015

Ajit Chandila (born 5 December 1983) is a former Indian cricketer from Haryana.[1] He played for Rajasthan Royals until 2013 but was previously known for his performance for the Air India North Zone team.[2]

Indian Premier League career

His IPL career started in 2011 when Delhi Daredevils selected him in their probable team. He made his IPL debut on 23 April 2012 at Jaipur He was mentored by Indian spinner Narendra Hirwani. Chandila became the first bowler in the IPL fifth season to take a hat-trick. He is the seventh bowler to get a hat-trick in IPL history.[3]

Chandila got into controversy in IPL 6 when he ran out Adam Gilchrist 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.[4]

Spot fixing allegation and arrest

Main article: 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case

On 16 May 2013, he was arrested on charges of spot-fixing during IPL 6 by the Delhi police along with Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan, who played alongside him for Rajasthan Royals.[5][6]

Chandila had allegedly received ₹4.9 million (US$59,000) from bookies in the 2013 IPL season, of which ₹1.5 million (US$18,000) was paid to him to spot-fix in the match against Mumbai Indians on 17 May 2013 before which he was arrested.[7] After being arrested, he was immediately suspended by his employer, Air India.[8] In January 2016, he was given a life ban from all forms of cricket by the BCCI.[9] The ban was later reduced to a 7-year period by the BCCI ombudsman, having officially ended on 18 January 2023.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Hirwani's tips helped me: Chandila". Rediff.com. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. ^ "I asked Chandila to restrict Batsmen:Hirwani". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Ajit Chandila's hat trick sinks listless Pune". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Gilchrist upset with Chandila's conduct". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Police detain three Rajasthan Royals players". Wisden India. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  6. ^ IPL 2013: Sreesanth, Chandila, Chavan arrested for spot-fixing, to be quizzed in police custody for 5 days | IPL 6 | NDTVSports.com Archived 16 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Sports.ndtv.com (16 May 2013). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Bookies gave Ajit Chandila Rs 49L for spot-fixing: Delhi Police". The Indian Express. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Air India suspends Ankeet Chavan, Ajit Chandila". The Times of India. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Chandila banned for life, Hiken Shah for five years". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  10. ^ "IPL spot-fixing case: Former Rajasthan Royals spinner Ajit Chandila's life ban reduced to 7 years". India Today. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.