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Ajit Pawar is an Indian Kabaddi player who played as a defender at the left cover for the team Telugu Titans in the tenth season of the Pro Kabaddi League held in 2023 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Wiki/Biography
Ajit Pawar was born as ‘Ajit Pandurang Pawar’ on Sunday, 10 February 2002 (age 22 years; as of 2024) in the village of Nipani Vadgaon in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 6′ 1″
Weight (approx.): 85 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 34″, Waist: 30″, Biceps: 14″
Family
Parents & Siblings
Ajit Pawar’s mother, Rekha Pawar, and his father, Pandurang Pawar, both are farmers. Ajit has two brothers and one of them is Ajinkya Pawar who is also a Kabaddi player. Ajit’s other brother works in the village Panchayat.
Ajit Pawar (second from right) with his family
Wife
Ajit Pawar is unmarried.
Religion
Ajit Pawar follows Hinduism.
Ajit Pawar paying respect at ‘Prem Mandir’ in Vrindavan
Career
In 2022, Ajit Pawar was selected by the team ‘Periyar Panthers’ in Krantijyot Mahila Pratishtan Yuva Kabaddi Series (Mens), an inter-district youth league, in which he played at the defender position.
Ajit Pawar exercising before a match in the Yuva Kabaddi Series in 2022
In 2023, Ajit was bought by the team ‘Telugu Titans’ for Rupees 9 lakhs to play in the Pro Kabaddi League, held in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune. He served as the left cover and a defender in the league.
Ajit Pawar bought by Telugu Titans for the Pro Kabaddi League in 2023
Facts/Trivia
- Ajit Pawar got inclined towards Kabaddi and started playing at the tender age of 14. In an interview, while describing his initial days as a Kabaddi player, he said,
When I decided to take Kabaddi seriously, I did not have a proper kit. I somehow managed to buy shorts worth Rs. 30 from the bazaar and coupled it with my usual T-shirt.”
- Ajit loves riding bikes and often shares photos of him riding different bikes on Instagram.
Ajit Pawar riding his bike
- He loves playing the guitar and often shares photos of him playing his guitar on Instagram.
Ajit Pawar playing guitar
- Ajit had a few friends who were already playing Kabaddi, and they suggested Ajit to join a Kabaddi club named Azad Krida Mandal in the district of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The club gave Ajit a lot of exposure in terms of district-level tournaments and open tournaments.
- In 2022, Ajit won the ‘Best Defender of the Season’ award in the Krantijyot Mahila Pratishtan Yuva Kabaddi Series (Mens), representing the team ‘Periyar Panthers.’
Ajit Pawar (standing second from right) winning the ‘Best Defender of the Season’ title in the Yuva Kabaddi Series in 2022