Rajat Manohar Patidar was born on 1 June 1993 and is an Indian International cricketer.
13 Facts About Rajat Patidar
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Rajat Patidar is a right-handed top order batter and off-spinner.
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Rajat Patidar plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and he is the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League.
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Rajat Patidar joined a cricket club when he was 8 years old and was later enrolled into an academy by his grandfather.
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Rajat Patidar started his career as a bowler and started concentrating on batting after his U-15 levels.
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Rajat Patidar holds the record of hitting the 5th fastest Century in Ranji Trophy scoring a 100 in just 68 balls against Haryana.
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In February 2021, Rajat Patidar was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.
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Rajat Patidar managed to score only 71 runs in the four games he played and was released.
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Rajat Patidar went unsold in the 2022 IPL auction but was later signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore as a mid-season replacement.
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Rajat Patidar ended the 2022 season with 333 runs scored in eight matches at an average of 55.50.
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When Rajat Patidar was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2025 Indian Premier League some analysts opined that he was in the race for the franchise's captaincy, especially with skipper Faf du Plessis not retained.
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Rajat Patidar made his ODI debut on 21 December 2023 against South Africa, where he scored 22 runs in 16 balls.
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Rajat Patidar made his Test debut on 2 February 2024 in the second match of the series, scoring 32 and 9 runs in the first and second innings, respectively.