Ajitesh Argal Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Ajitesh Kamlesh Argal
Nickname	Mintu
Profession(s)	• Former Cricketer (Batsman) • Umpire • Income Tax Inspector
Famous for	Being an umpire in Indian Premier League 2026
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup (2008)
Domestic/State Team	Baroda cricket team (2008-2015)
Batting Style	Right hand Bat
Bowling Style	Right arm Medium
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 September 1988 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2025)	37 Years
Birthplace	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Vadodara, Gujarat
School	• Campion School, Bhopal • Baroda High School, Vadodara
College/University	Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Neha Pandey Argal
Parents	Father Mother
Siblings	Brother- Amitesh Argal

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ajitesh Argal

• Ajitesh Argal was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and grew up in Vadodara, Gujarat.

• Argal was a member of the Indian U-19 cricket team that won the 2008 U-19 Cricket World Cup tournament under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. In the final match against South Africa, played in Malaysia, he was the man of the match,where he took 2 wickets for 7 runs in his 5 overs.
  

  Ajitesh Argal with Virat Kohli in 2008, after they won U-19 Cricket World Cup tournament

• In 2008, he was picked by the Kings XI Punjab for the Indian Premier League Season 1; however, he didn’t play any match.

• Despite being picked by Kings XI Punjab, he didn’t make his entry to senior national cricket team and played domestically from Vadodara. However, even at domestic cricket, Argal too didn’t had a great run.

• In 2008, he made his first-class debut for Baroda.

• Overall, Argal played 10 first-class matches, three List A games and six T20s, before calling off his short career in 2013.

• Later through sports quota, he was recruited in Income Tax Department as as Inspector. Along with that he also started preparing for BCCI umpiring examination.

• In 2023, he cleared the BCCI umpiring examination. Since then, Argal has been doing umpiring in the domestic cricket.

• In January 2026, Argal’s big break as an umpire came in Women’s Premier League (WPL), where he served as an umpire in four matches.

• In April 2026, he made his long-awaited IPL debut in a match between Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow.

• On 27 April 2026, Ajitesh Argal came into news after his interaction with Virat Kohli during a match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, went viral. Ajitesh Argal was serving as the umpire. After RCB won the match, Virat Kohli was seen having a conversation with Ajitesh on the field.
  

  Ajitesh Argal with Virat Kohli