Rajat Patidar Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography
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Age: 31 Years
Wife: Gunjan Patidar
Height: 5' 7"
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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. |
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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.
- 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 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.
- 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 made his IPL debut on 9 April 2021 for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Mumbai Indians and made 8 runs.
- 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.
- He was ruled out of the 2023 IPL season due to an Achilles heel injury.
- He made 22 runs in 16 deliveries during his ODI debut against South Africa.
- In his debut test series against England in 2024, he played 3 matches and scored 63 runs at an average of 10.50.
- 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.