Rajat Patidar

Rajat Manohar Patidar, popularly known as Rajat Patidar is an Indian Cricketer born on 1st June 1993 in the city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He is a right-handed batsman known for his ability to score big and send the ball outside the boundary line with vigour and intent.

Rajat Patidar: Along the Years 

Rajat Patidar Records 

• First uncapped player to score a century in the playoffs stage of the Indian Premier League(112* off 54)

• Joint-fastest century in the IPL(49 balls) by a player in the playoffs stage.

Rajat Patidar Career 

Rajat Manohar Patidar is an Indian cricketer who was born on June 1, 1993. He is an off-spinner and right-handed top order batsman. In the Indian Premier League, he plays for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket. He played his first international match against South Africa on December 21, 2023. He played his debut Test match for India in February 2024.

Rajat Patidar Domestic Career 

Rajat Patidar played at the U-19 level and U-22 level for the Madhya Pradesh cricket team. He received his first domestic cap at the senior level in a first-class match against Baroda on October 30, 2015. Patidar impressed everyone by scoring a half-century and a century in his first two innings.

Soon, Patidar earned a place in the Madhya Pradesh List-A squad. He played his first List-A match against Saurashtra on December 11, 2015. Patidar blasted a 40-ball 53 while opening the innings for Madhya Pradesh on debut. Unfortunately, Madhya Pradesh lost that game by seven runs.

After two years, Patidar broke into the Madhya Pradesh T20 team. He made his debut on January 8, 2018, scoring a 26-ball 38 versus Rajasthan. Although Madhya Pradesh lost that match, Rajat ended up as the team’s top scorer.

So far, Rajat has played 45 T20 matches, aggregating 1466 runs, with his highest score being 112*. His 140+ strike rate highlights that Rajat prefers playing with an aggressive approach. In 44 T20 innings, the right-handed batsman has hit 117 fours and 72 maximums.

Speaking of his numbers in the other two formats, Rajat hit a century for Madhya Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He has amassed 1,648 List-A runs in 50 innings. Meanwhile, his first-class aggregate is 3795 runs in 52 matches at an average of 45.72.

Rajat was Madhya Pradesh's highest run-getter in their maiden Ranji Trophy title season in 2022. He amassed 658 runs in nine innings at 82.25 with the help of five fifties and a couple of centuries. In the final, Patidar made 122 to give MP a comprehensive 162-run first-innings lead as they defeated the 41-time champions Mumbai by six wickets in Bengaluru.

Rajat Patidar IPL Career 

Rajat Patidar was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for his base price of INR 20 lakh in IPL 2021. He could just manage 71 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 114.52 in the Indian leg of the season and was subsequently benched for the team's remaining matches in IPL 2021. Patidar was released by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2022 auction along with many players from the squad. He went unsold in the mega auction of IPL 2022.

However, an injury to Karnataka wicketkeeper-batter Luvnith Sisodia opened the gates for Patidar at RCB for his second stint. Patidar ensured to make the best out of the second chance as he piled up 333 runs in just seven innings, striking at 152.75.

Patidar slammed his maiden IPL century during the Eliminator match between RCB and Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens on May 25, 2022. He was unbeaten on 112 off 54 balls and struck 12 boundaries and seven sixes to put his side to a commendable score of 207/4.

Patidar was the lone warrior for RCB in their Qualifier 2 game against Rajasthan Royals as his 58 off 42 balls helped RCB post a defendable target of 158 but Jos Buttler's ton (106*) knocked them out of the title race. It was reported that Rajat had postponed his marriage date to join RCB in the middle of the season in Mumbai.

In the 2022 Indian Premier League Eliminator match on May 25, 2022, Patidar made a game-winning knock of 112* (54) against the Lucknow Super Giants. Patidar broke all previous records with this innings, becoming the first player without a cap to make a century in the Indian Premier League playoffs. Along with setting a record for the fastest century (49 balls) by a player in the playoffs, he did so by matching Wridhiman Saha, who also achieved the feat while playing for the Kings XI Punjab (now the Punjab Kings) in the 2014 IPL Finals. 

Rajat Patidar's heel injury kept him out of the 2023 Indian Premier League. He did not participate in any matches for the Bengaluru Royal Challengers.

With Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis set to open, Rajat Patidar made his return into the 2024 edition after being retained by RCB for that season. 

Rajat Patidar International Career 

He debuted in the Indian squad and made his debut in December 2023 against South Africa in an ODI. He received his first Test call-up for the five-game home series against England at the beginning of 2023.

Rajat Patidar ODI Career 

Patidar's outstanding domestic season and his 2022 IPL season exploits earned him a spot in the ODI team for the October series against South Africa. He was included in the ODI team to play New Zealand later in February 2023, taking Shreyas Iyer's position due to injury. 

On December 21, 2023, he played in his first ODI match against South Africa and scored 22 runs in 16 balls.

Rajat Patidar Test Career 

He was included in India's side for the opening two test matches of the series against England in January 2024. In the second game of the series, on February 2, 2024, he made his Test debut, scoring 32 runs in the first innings and 9 in the second.

Rajat Patidar T20I Career 

Rajat Patidar has not played any T20I match for India as of June 2024.

Rajat Patidar Captaincy 

As of 2024, Rajat Patidar has not captained any domestic team or the Indian squad. 

Rajat Patidar Under-19 Career 

When he was eight years old, he joined a cricket club, and his grandpa later enrolled him in an academy. After reaching the U-15 levels, he turned his attention to batting, after starting his career as a bowler.

 In October 2015, he made his First-Class debut against Baroda, when he shone with knocks of 60 and 101, respectively. He represented the under-19 and under-22 MP teams.

After a month, he played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the first time on the List-A, where he amassed three hundreds and a fifty in his first ten innings. 

Rajat Patidar Family 

Hailing from Indore, Rajat Patidar came into the limelight during the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season, where he was the leading run-getter for the Madhya Pradesh team. After some excellent performances, Rajat earned a place in the India Blue team for the 2019 Duleep Trophy. It will be exciting to see how the rising star from Madhya Pradesh performs in his debut IPL season with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rajat's father's name is Manohar Patidar who feels that his son doesn't get distracted by fame.

Rajat Patidar Net Worth 

Rajat Patidar has an estimated net worth of INR 2 crores. The BCCI just released their yearly contract list for 2023–2024, and Rajat Patidar was awarded the Grade C Level contract. Even though Rajat Patidar is a cricketer who hasn't played for India in T20Is, the deal would provide him an annual salary of INR 1 crore for serving his country in all formats.

The youngster received INR 50 Lakhs from the RCB for the 2024 Indian Premier League following his nomination to the central contract. 

Rajat Patidar House 

Rajat Patidar resides in his home city Indore

Rajat Patidar Cars 

Although his automobile collection is unknown, he has been seen driving a few mid-range vehicles, including a Hyundai i20.