Rajat Patidar
Rajat Patidar
Full name: Rajat Manohar Patidar
Born/Date of Birthday: 1 June 1993
Place of Birth: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Batting: Right-handed
Bowling: Right-arm off break
Role: Batsman
Domestic team information
2015–present: Madhya Pradesh
2021–2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajat Manohar Patidar (born 1 June 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed top order batter and off-spinner.
Early life
Patidar was born on 1 June 1993 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He belongs to a businessman family. He joined a cricket club when he was 8 years old and was later enrolled into an academy by his grandfather. He started his career as a bowler and started concentrating on batting after his U-15 levels.
Career
He made his first-class debut on 30 October in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 8 January 2018.
He was the leading run-scorer for Madhya Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 713 runs in eight matches. In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.
In February 2021, Patidar was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.