Ajit Pawar is an Indian Kabaddi player who plays 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 21 years; as of 2023) 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: Natural Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 42″, Waist: 32″, Biceps: 17″
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 his obeisance at ‘Prem Mandir’ in Vrindavan
Career
Kabaddi Player
In 2022, Ajit Pawar was selected for the team ‘Periyar Panthers’ in Krantijyot Mahila Pratishthan Yuva Kabaddi Series (Mens), an inter-district youth league, in which he played a 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.
Ajit Pawar getting selected for the Pro Kabaddi League in 2023
Facts/Trivia
- Ajit Pawar got inclined towards Kabaddi and started playing at the tender age of 14. When he was about to start his playing journey, he didn’t have a proper kit, and his friends lent him Rs. 30 with which he bought a pair of shorts and a T-shirt.
- Ajit considers Kabaddi player Shrikant Jadhav his biggest inspiration in Kabaddi.
- Ajit loves riding bikes and often shares photos of him riding different bikes on Instagram.
Ajit Pawar riding his bike
- He loves guitar and often shares photos of him with 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 Pratishthan Yuva Kabaddi Series (Mens), representing the team ‘Periyar Panthers.’
Yuva Kabaddi Series’ Instagram post about Ajit Pawar winning the ‘Best Defender of the Season’ title
Ajit Pawar (standing second from right) winning the ‘Best Defender of the Season’ title in the Yuva Kabaddi Series in 2022