Rajat Patidar
Rajat Manohar Patidar (born 1 June 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-handed top-order batter and occasional off-spin bowler. He represents Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and captains the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his international debut for India in December 2023 and played his first Test match in February 2024. Under his captaincy, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first-ever IPL title in 2025.[1][2]
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| Full name | Rajat Manohar Patidar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1993
(aged 32) Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 310) | 2 February 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 February 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only ODI (cap 255) | 21 December 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–present | Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Patidar was born on 1 June 1993 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. His father is a businessman. He began playing cricket at the age of eight and was enrolled into a cricket academy by his grandfather. Initially a bowler, he started focusing on batting after competing in U-15 tournaments.[3][4]
Domestic career
Patidar made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy on 30 October 2015.[5] He made his T20 debut on 8 January 2018 in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League.[6]
In the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he was the leading run-scorer for Madhya Pradesh, scoring 713 runs in eight matches.[7] He was also selected for the India Blue squad in the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[8]
In the 2024–25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Patidar captained Madhya Pradesh and finished as the tournament's second-highest run-scorer. He scored 428 runs in nine innings at an average of 61.14 and a strike rate of 186.08, including five half-centuries. He led the team to the final and scored an unbeaten 81 off 40 balls in the title clash.
Patidar also holds the record for the fifth-fastest century in Ranji Trophy history, reaching a hundred in just 68 balls against Haryana. He finished the innings with 159 off 102 balls, including 13 fours and 7 sixes.
References
- ↑ "Rajat Patidar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "Rajat Patidar appointed new RCB captain for IPL 2025". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ Know Your Challengers – Rajat Patidar. Royal Challengers Bangalore. 23 March 2021.
- ↑ RCB Bold Diaries – Rajat Patidar Interview. Royal Challengers Bangalore. 4 May 2021.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, Group B: Baroda v Madhya Pradesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "Inter State T20 Tournament: Central Zone". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Madhya Pradesh averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-and-faiz-fazal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-sides-1196841. Retrieved 6 August 2019.