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Ajitesh Argal (born 21 September 1988 in Bhopal) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed medium pace bowler and lower-order batsman. Argal was a member of the Indian U-19 cricket team that won the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup tournament played in Malaysia. He was the man of the match in the final, for taking 2 wickets for 7 runs in his 5 overs. [1]

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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. [2]

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  2. "2008 U-19 Cricket World Cup Team – Where are they now?". The Bridge. Retrieved 22 June 2022.