Know your Cricketer: Rajat Patidar; right hand bat

Rajat Patidar is a professional cricketer from India who represents Madhya Pradesh in domestic matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls with his right arm using an off-break technique.

Rajat Manohar Patidar, hailing from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was born on 1st June 1993. Initially, he began his journey as a bowler but eventually switched to batting after U-15. In the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy, Rajat made his first-class debut.

Rajat had an impressive record in the 2017-18 Ranji Season, being the highest run-scorer with 713 runs in just eight matches. His talent did not go unnoticed, and he was purchased by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2021 IPL season. In 2022, during the IPL Eliminator match against the Lucknow Super Giants, Rajat proved his worth by scoring an incredible 112* runs in just 54 balls.

He has been selected twice for the ODI but unfortunately couldn't play on either occasion, which means he is still waiting to make his first international appearance.