NatWest Tri-Series Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd ODI at The Oval
Appearing in his 97th match of his career, Agarkar became the joint fifth quickest to reach this milestone in least matches among bowlers with over 150 wickets.
Pakistani off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq (78 matches in 1997-98), South African paceman Allan Donald (89 matches in 1997-98), Pakistani fast bowler Waqar Younis (91matches in 1994-95) and Australian leggie Shane Warne (94 matches in 1997-98) are the only bowlers who have achieved this quicker than Agarkar.
English pace bowler Darren Gough also needed 97 matches to reach his 150th wicket in 2001-02. However Agarkar's feat is by far the quickest by an Indian bowler. Fellow leg- spinner Anil Kumble needed 106 matches to reach his landmark in 1996-97.