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Rajat Patidar Biography
Rajat Patidar is one the popular Indian International cricketers, Rajat Patidar’s full name is Rajat Manohar Patidar. He was born in Sarjapur, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He is a right-handed top-order batter and off-spinner. Rajat played domestic cricket and also played for the Royal Challenger Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League. Then on October 21 and December 23, he also made his rocking international debut against South Africa.
Rajat Patidar Age
Born on June 1 1993 Rajat Patidar age around 31 years old as of the year 2024. He holds Indian nationality and his hometown is in Indore. His birth details have provided him with the zodiac sign of Gemini.
Rajat Patidar Stats
Apart from the fans of his fantastic shots, he has also garnered a significant amount of fans for his looks as well. He has a height of 5 feet 7 inches, which when calculated in centimeters turns out to be 170 cm. His appearance is added up with black eyes and hair.
Educational History
Not many details are available about Rajat Patidar’s educational journey, but sources do suggest that he began his educational journey in his hometown. He attended New Digamber Public School, located in Indore. Upon completion of his schooling, he enrolled himself in Guru Vashistha College, Dewas.
Familial Ties
Rajat has played in domestic cricket and for the Royal Challenger Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League. Patidar joined the cricket club when he was 8 years old and then later he was enrolled in an academy by his grandfather. Finally, he started his career as a bowler and started concentrating on batting after his U15 levels. Apart from this sources suggest that he grew up alongside his sister Aarti Patidar, whose details remain disclosed.
Career
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Hundreds | Fifties | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ODI | 7 | 7 | 219 | 36.50 | 87.60 | 0 | 2 | 51* |
| T20I | 7 | 7 | 133 | 26.60 | 130.71 | 0 | 0 | 48* |
| IPL (2023) | 10 | 10 | 345 | 49.29 | 145.80 | 0 | 3 | 79 |
Domestic Career
Rajat Patidar played his first-class debut on 30 October 2015 in the Ranji Trophy. He then made his twenty 20 debuts for Madhya Pradesh in the year 2017-2018 in the Zonal T20 League on January 8, 2018. In the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy, he scored 713 runs in eight games for Madhya Pradesh, making him the top run-scorer. He was selected to play for the India Blue team in the 2019-20 Duleep Trophy.
In the IPL auction before the 2021 Indian Premier League, Patidar was purchased by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru). However, he only scored 71 runs in four matches and was let go before the 2022 IPL season. Patidar remained without a buyer in the 2022 IPL Player Auction. Patidar was brought in by Royal Challengers Bangalore during the season to replace the injured Luvnith Sisodia for INR 20 Lakhs. In the 2022 Indian Premier League Eliminator match on 25 May, Patidar scored an unbeaten 112 runs off 54 balls against Lucknow SuperGiants, setting a new record as the first uncapped player to score a century in the playoffs of the IPL.
International Career
Due to his outstanding performances in the domestic season and the 2022 IPL, Patidar was selected for the One-Day International (ODI) squad against South Africa in October. In February 2023, he was called up as a replacement for Shreyas Iyer in the ODI squad against New Zealand. Despite being included in the squad, he did not get a chance to play in either series.
He played his first ODI match on 21 December 2023 against South Africa, scoring 22 runs off 16 deliveries. In January of 2024, he was selected to take over for Virat Kohli in India’s team for the first two test matches against England. He played his first Test match on 2 February 2024 during the second game.
Rajat Patidar Wife
Mr. Rajat Patidar got married on July 7 2022 at Enrise by Sayaji Rau, Indore. Rajat Patidar’s Wife is Gunjan Patidar, whose career details are not largely available to the media. The major reason behind the same could be his and his family members’ choice to keep personal details limited to themselves, and away from the limelight.
Rajat Patidar Net Worth
As of the year 2024, Rajat Patidar’s net worth after being retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) is ₹11 crore. The major part of his income is derived from the IPL contract with RCB, and his other brand endorsements as well. Also, Rajat falls into a Grade C-level contract from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and gets 1 crore INR annually. Rajat lives in a Family House in Indore with modern and well-equipped facilities and drives a Hyundai i20 car.
Social Media
Rajat Patidar is highly active on Instagram, Facebook, and X. Among all his media presence he has the highest number of followers on his official Instagram account, @rrjjtt_01, where he has 1 million followers. He has a following count of 139 along with a total posts to 162 posts, through which he loves interacting with his fans and followers.
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