Rajat Manohar Patidar, popularly known as Rajat Patidar is an Indian Cricketer born on 1st June 1993 in the city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Patidar made his debut in Baroda vs Madhya Pradesh match at Vadodara, 30 Oct 2015.
Patidar impressed everyone by scoring a half-century and a century in his first two innings. The young aggressive batsman still waits to make his International debut for Team India.
Rajat Patidar Biography
| Full Name | |
| Nick Name | Rajat |
| Date of Birth | 1 June 1993 |
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| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| School |
New Digamber Public School |
| College |
New Digamber Public School |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
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Family |
Father – Manohar Patidar |
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Mother – Will update soon |
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Sister – Will update soon |
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Brother – Will update soon |
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| Martial Status | |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Role | Batsman |
| Batting Style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | |
| Teams Played |
India B, India Blue, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Madhya Pradesh |
| First Class Debut |
Baroda vs Madhya Pradesh at Vadodara, 30 Oct 2015. |
| List A Debut |
Madhya Pradesh vs Saurashtra at Rajkot, 11 Dec 2015. |
| T-20 Debut |
Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan at Raipur, 8 Jan 2018. |
| IPL Debut |
RCB vs MI at Chennai, 9 April 2021 |
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International Debut |
ODI debut– South Africa vs India 3rd ODI at Paarl, December 21, 2023 |
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Test Debut– India vs England 2nd Test at Vizag, February 02, 2024 |
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| Favorite Cricketer |
Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara |
| Coach/Mentor | Amay Khurariya |
Rajat Patidar Domestic Career
- Rajat Patidar played at the U-19 level and U-22 level for the Madhya Pradesh cricket team.
- He made his first-class debut on 30 October in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
- Patidar impressed everyone by scoring a half-century and a century in his first two innings.
- He played his first List-A match against Saurashtra on December 11, 2015.
- He made his Twenty20 debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 8 January 2018.
- In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team’s squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.
IPL Career
In February 2021, Patidar was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) for his base price of Rs.20 Lakhs in the IPL 2021 auction held in Chennai.
- He made his IPL debut on April 9, 2021, against Mumbai Indians.
- Rajat Patidar joined RCB in IPL 2022 as a replacement for the injured Luvnith Sisodia for the price of INR 20 Lakh.
- Rajat Patidar scored his first IPLcentury in the Eliminator game against LSG on May 25, 2022.
- Rajat Patidar was retained by RCB ahead of the IPL 2023 Auction and was expected to make an impact in the season.
- He was ruled out of the season after failing to recover from his Heel injury.
- He was retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the IPL 2024.
International Career
Test Career
ODI Career
Rajat Patidar was named in the ODI squad for the South Africa tour of India in 2022 and the New Zealand tour of India in 2023. But he didn’t get a chance to bat on both occasions.
- He made his ODI debut during the 3rd ODI match in India’s tour of South Africa 2023 which was played on December 21, 2023. He scored 22 runs on 16 deliveries in the series decider where India won by 78 runs.
Rajat Patidar Lesser known facts
- Patidar blasted a 40-ball 53 while opening the innings for Madhya Pradesh on debut.
- He was the leading run-scorer for Madhya Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 713 runs in eight matches.
- Patidar scored 26 balls and 38 runs against Rajasthan in his T20 debut.
Patidar Social Media Profiles
Rajat Patidar Batting Stats
| M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
| Test | 3 | 58 | 32 | 14.5 | 40.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| ODI | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 137.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| IPL | 12 | 404 | 112 | 40.4 | 144.29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 21 |
Rajat Patidar Bowling Stats
| M | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
| Test | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODI | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
