Rajat Bhatia

Rajat Bhatia (born 22 October 1979) is an Indian former professional cricketer. He played for a number of teams, such as Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rising Pune Supergiants. He was a part of the MRF Pace Foundation^{[clarification needed]} when he was young.^[1] He led the Uttarakhand cricket team in 2018 Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Rajat Bhatia

Personal information
Born	(1979-10-22) 22 October 1979 (age 44) Delhi, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium-fast
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999/00–2005/06	Tamil Nadu
2005/06–2015	Delhi
2008–2010	Delhi Daredevils
2011–2013	Kolkata Knight Riders
2014–2015	Rajasthan Royals
2016–2017	Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 29)
2018–2019	Uttarakhand
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 112 119 146 Runs scored 6,482 3,038 1,251 Batting average 49.10 41.05 21.56 100s/50s 17/30 3/19 1/1 Top score 212* 106* 107* Balls bowled 9,989 3,931 2,520 Wickets 137 93 111 Bowling average 27.97 31.66 27.20 5 wickets in innings 1 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/29 5/17 4/15 Catches/stumpings 41/– 45/– 46/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 July 2020

In July 2020, Bhatia announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.^[2][3]

Career

Bhatia made his first-class and list A debuts for Tamil Nadu against Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo in 2000. He first played for Tamil Nadu, but later returned to his home state side Delhi. In the 2007–08 Ranji Trophy season, he contributed much to Delhi's title win with 512 runs in 7 matches. The same year, he made his Twenty20 debut for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh in the Inter-State T20 Championship.^[4] He played for Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural Indian Premier League.^[when?]

In 2011, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL before being acquired by Rajasthan Royals at the 2014 IPL auction, later going on to play for Rising Pune Supergiants. His last appearance in the IPL was in 2017.^[5]

In November 2015, Bhatia was released by Delhi after 81 matches in which he scored 4,666 runs and took 96 wickets. He joined Rajasthan.^[6][7][8]

Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he transferred from Rajasthan to Uttarakhand.^[9] He was the leading run-scorer for the side in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 700 runs in eight matches.^[10]

References

1. Biography ESPNcricinfo. 8 October 2011.
2. "Rajat Bhatia announces retirement from all forms of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
3. "Slow, slower, Rajat Bhatia| Retirement | KKR | IPL | Delhi | RR | Tamil Nadu". Penbugs. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
4. North Zone: Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, 3 Apr 2007 Scorecard ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
5. "Rajat Bhatia retires from all forms of cricket". Penbugs. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
6. Ishant left out of Delhi Ranji squad
7. Have not seen a worse time than this – Bhatia
8. Rajasthan bank on Bhatia to revive campaign
9. "List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
10. "From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

External links

• Rajat Bhatia at ESPNcricinfo