Rajat Patidar

Rajat Manohar Patidar (born 1 June 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket.[1] He is a right-handed top order batter and off-spinner.

Rajat Patidar
Personal information
Full nameRajat Manohar Patidar
Born (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentMadhya Pradesh
2021–2022Royal Challengers Bangalore
Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2015

Early life

Patidar was born on 1 June 1993 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.[2] He belongs to a businessman family. He joined a cricket club when he was 8 years old and was later enrolled into an academy by his grandfather. He started his career as a bowler and started concentrating on batting after his U-15 levels.[3]

Career

He made his first-class debut on 30 October in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 8 January 2018.[5]

He was the leading run-scorer for Madhya Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 713 runs in eight matches.[6] In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[7][8]

In February 2021, Patidar was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[9]

References
  1. "Rajat Patidar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. Know Your Challengers | Rajat Patidar. Royal Challengers Bangalore. 23 March 2021. Event occurs at 50s.
  3. RCB Bold Diaries | Rajat Patidar Interview | IPL 2021. Royal Challengers Bangalore. 4 May 2021.
  4. "Ranji Trophy, Group B: Baroda v Madhya Pradesh at Vadodara, Oct 30-Nov 2, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. "Central Zone, Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament at Raipur, Jan 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Madhya Pradesh: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  9. "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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