Born on June 1, 1993, Rajat Manohar Patidar is a cricketer who competes for India on the international stage. He is an off-spinner and a right-handed batsman who bats in the top order. In the Indian Premier League, he is a member of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team, and he also plays for Madhya Pradesh in the state’s domestic cricket competition. In his first game for his country, which took place on December 21st, 2023, he played against South Africa.
His elementary and secondary studies were both completed at New Digamber Public School in Indore, which Patidar attended throughout his academic career. After that, he received his degree from Indore University. The 30th of October, 2015 was the day when he made his debut in the Ranji Trophy for the 2015–16 season. During the 2017–18 Zonal Twenty20 League, which took place on January 8, 2018, he made his debut for Madhya Pradesh in the Twenty20 format.
In the Ranji Trophy for the 2018–19 season, he averaged 713 runs over eight matches, making him the best run-scorer for Madhya Pradesh. In August 2019, he was selected to be a member of the India Blue team’s roster for the Duleep Trophy for the 2019–20 season. The Royal Challengers Bangalore, who are now known as the Royal Challengers, purchased Patidar in February 2021.
This transaction took place in advance of the 2021 Indian Premier League auction. It was determined that he was unable to score more than 71 runs in the four games that he participated in, and as a result, he was discharged before the 2022 Indian Premier League. During the 2022 Indian Premier League Player Auction, Patidar received no bids. Later, Royal Challengers Bangalore paid INR 20 Lakhs to get Patidar as a substitute for Luvnith Sisodia, who was struggling with an injury during the middle of the season.
Rajat Patidar Biography
| Name | Rajat Patidar |
| Full Name | Rajat Manohar Patidar |
| Date of Birth | 1 June 1993 |
| Place of Birth | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Father’s Name | Manohar Patidar |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break |
| ODI Debut | 21 December 2023 vs. South Africa |
| Test Debut | 2 February 2024 vs. England |
| Favourite Food | Pizza |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
Patidar’s knock of 112* (54), which he scored against Lucknow Super Giants on May 25, 2022, was the game-winning knock in the Eliminator match of the 2022 Indian Premier League. This proved to be a record-breaking innings for Patidar, as he became the first player in the Indian Premier League who had not been playing for a national team to achieve a century during the playoffs round of the competition. This was also the joint-fastest century (49 balls) by a player in the playoffs stage.
He tied the record of Wridhiman Saha, who also hit a 49-ball century for the Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the 2014 Indian Premier League Finals. He accomplished this feat by the same amount of time. With the assistance of a century and two half-centuries, Patidar completed the 2022 season with 333 runs scored in only eight matches at an average of 55.50.
Before the beginning of the 2023 Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore decided to keep him on their roster. As an additional point of interest, he not only had a strike rate of 152.75 and an average of 55.50, but he also performed remarkably well in the Ranji Trophy. Patidar was selected for the One-Day International (ODI) team for the series against South Africa that will take place in October. This was because he had a wonderful domestic season as well as his exploits in the 2022 Indian Premier League season.
As an injury substitute for Shreyas Iyer, he was included in the one-day international team that was going to play New Zealand later in February 2023. He did not, however, make it into the playing eleven on either of the two times. In his first One-Day International (ODI) match, which took place on December 21, 2023, he scored 22 runs off of 16 balls against South Africa. He was announced as India’s substitute for Virat Kohli in the team for the first two matches of the test series against England in January 2024.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 19 | 1 | 513 | 112* | 32.06 | 357 | 143.70 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 109 | 50 | 18.17 | 77 | 141.56 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 333 | 112* | 55.50 | 218 | 152.75 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 31 | 17.75 | 62 | 114.51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
The series was being played against England. In the second match of the series, which took place on February 2, 2024, he made his entrance into the world of test cricket. He scored 32 runs in the first innings and 9 runs in the second innings. With the introduction of the first Madhya Pradesh League (MPL) in June 2024, the state of Madhya Pradesh is going to be witness to the beginning of a new era in its cricketing scene.
With the promise of being a cradle for fostering and exhibiting the great cricketing talent that the state has to offer, this much-anticipated tournament will take place in the medieval city of Gwalior. Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, and Rajat Patidar are three of the most talented individuals from Madhya Pradesh who have already achieved substantial progress on the national cricket scene. Rajat Patidar, Venkatesh Iyer, and Avesh Khan are among the stars who are prepared to grace this magnificent stage.
Not only does their involvement in the National Premier League (MPL) raise the reputation of the event, but it also acts as a source of motivation for aspiring cricket players all around Rajasthan. There will be five competitive teams competing in the MPL, which will be controlled by the Gwalior Division Cricket Association (GDCA). These teams are the Rewa Jaguars, the Jabalpur Lions, the Bhopal Leopards, the Malwa Panthers, and the Gwalior Cheetahs.
A stadium that promises to be an appropriate environment for the demonstration of cricketing skill, the Gwalior International Cricket Stadium in Shankarpur, will serve as the location for the clash between these sides. Rajat Patidar probably felt it on the first morning of the Rajkot Test, when he got on his toes to a perfectly good ball from Mark Wood – fifth-stump channel, reaching the batter just above stump height – and sent it racing to the cover boundary with a punch of crisp minimalism, all timing and no movements wasted. sixty-three runs, with an average of 10.5 runs per game.
In addition to being out twice to long hops, Patidar has also been out to decent balls, middled a defensive shot that rolled back into his stumps, and he has also been out to high balls. This is something that every batter will experience at some point in their careers, provided that they continue to play for a sufficient amount of time. It is something that Patidar has encountered in his first series.
