Rajat Patidar Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Rajat Manohar Patidar
Profession	Cricketer (Batsman)
Famous for	First uncapped player to score a century in the playoffs stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 21 December 2023 against South Africa at Boland Park, Paarl Test- On 2 February 2024 against England at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam T20I- Did not make yet
Jersey Number	#87 (India) #87 (Domestic) #97 (earlier #19) (IPL)
Domestic/State Team	Club Cricket • Vijay Cricket Club, Indore First-Class/List-A/T20 • Madhya Pradesh Under-19 (2011-2012) • Madhya Pradesh Under-22 (2012-2013) • Indore (2011-2016) • Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association XI (2014-2015) • Madhya Pradesh Under-23 (2014-2016) • Madhya Pradesh (2015-present) • Indian Board President's XI (2018-2019) • India Blue (2019-2020) • India B Indian Premier League • Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) (2021-2024)
Coach/Mentor	• Ram Atre • Amay Khurasiya • Chandrakant Pandit
Batting Style	Right-handed
Bowling Style	Right-arm off break
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 June 1993 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	31 Years
Birthplace	Sarjapur, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Indore
School	New Digamer Public School, Indore
College/University	Guru Vashishtha College, Dewas
Educational Qualification	Graduation
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	• Travelling • Playing golf • Cycling
Tattoo(s)	• Maze Geometric Tattoo on his left forearm • Lion on left arm • Flowers on left arm
Piercing(s)	On both ears
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	7 July 2022
Marriage Venue	Enrise By Sayaji Rau, Indore
Family
Wife/Spouse	Gunjan Patidar
Parents	Father- Manohar Patidar (Agricultural pumps trader)
Siblings	Brother- 1 Sister- Aarti Patidar (elder)
Favourites
Cricketer(s)	Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara
Football Club	Manchester United
Footballer	Cristiano Ronaldo
Money Factor
Income/Salary (approx.)	50 Lakhs (as of 2024) Note: This income is from his IPL contract with RCB.
Social Media
Instagram	Rajat Patidar
Facebook	Rajat Patidar
Twitter	Rajat Patidar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajat Patidar

• Rajat Patidar started playing cricket at the age of 9 and played in various local tournaments.

• He did not play in Under – 14 and Under – 16, due to lack of opportunities and started playing domestic cricket from the age of 18. Initially, he started as a fast bowler but later switched to spin bowling so that he could play more junior cricket.

• He had an ACL injury in his right knee in 2014 that forced him out of the game for around a year.

• Rajat Patidar’s family didn’t want him to pursue a cricket career and told him to get a degree and take over their family business; however, he later convinced his family to allow him to play cricket.
  

  Rajat Patidar during his teenage years

• He made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh against Baroda in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy at Vadodara on 30 October 2015 and scored 60 runs in his debut innings and his maiden century in the second innings.
  

  Rajat Patidar while playing for Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy

• Rajat Patidar made his List-A debut for Madhya Pradesh against Saurashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at Rajkot on 11 December 2015. He scored a half-century off 40 balls on his List-A debut with a strike rate of 132.50.
  

  Rajat Patidar playing for Madhya Pradesh in his debut List-A match

• He played his T20 debut match in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 8 January 2018 for Madhya Pradesh against Rajasthan at Raipur. He scored 38 runs off 26 balls with a strike rate of 146.15 including 3 fours and a six.

• Rajat Patidar was bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction at his base price of 20 lakhs.

Rajat Patidar, is #NowARoyalChallenger! 🤩

A huge warm welcome to the RCB #ClassOf2021. 🙌🏻

Price: 2️⃣0️⃣L#PlayBold #BidForBold #WeAreChallengers #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/hCyUavhy37

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) February 18, 2021

• Rajat Patidar impressed team captain Virat Kohli and RCB batting consultant Sanjay Bangar with his batting skills at a four-day conditioning camp for uncapped players.
  

  Rajat Patidar (left) with RCB batting coach Sanjay Bangar during the training session

• Rajat Patidar made his IPL debut on 9 April 2021 for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Mumbai Indians and made 8 runs.
  

  Rajat Patidar for Royal Challengers Bangalore in an opening-day clash against Mumbai Indians

• Rajat Patidar went unsold during the 2022 IPL auction; however, RCB acquired him midseason for Rs 20 lakhs after Luvnith Sisodia got injured.

• He was set to marry in May 2022 but postponed his marriage to play in the 2022 IPL season. He later got married on 7 July 2022.

• In RCB’s eliminator match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on 25 May 2022, he scored 112 runs not out in 54 balls helping RCB win the match.
  

  Rajat Patidar waving his bat after scoring 112 runs not out

• He was ruled out of the 2023 IPL season due to an Achilles heel injury.
  

  Rajat Patidar after undergoing surgery for Achilles Heel

• He made 22 runs in 16 deliveries during his ODI debut against South Africa.
  

  Rajat Patidar being handed his ODI cap by KL Rahul (left) on his ODI debut

• In his debut test series against England in 2024, he played 3 matches and scored 63 runs at an average of 10.50.
  

  Rajat Patidar receiving his test cap from Zaheer Khan (left) on his test debut

• In March 2024, he and Avesh Khan were given the central contract by BCCI in the C-category. They became the first cricketers from Madhya Pradesh to get a BCCI central contract.

• He is a dog lover and has 2 pet dogs.
  

  Rajat Patidar playing with his dogs