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  Squad
Virender Sehwag (c)
Rajat Bhatia
AB de Villiers
Shikhar Dhawan
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Gautam Gambhir
Brett Geeves
Dinesh Karthik (wk)
Glenn McGrath
Farveez Maharoof
Yo Mahesh
Mithun Manhas
Amit Mishra
Mohammad Asif
Yogesh Nagar
Pradeep Sangwan
Shoaib Malik
Mayank Tehlan
Manoj Tiwary
Tejashwi Yadav
Daniel Vettori
Greg Shipperd (coach)

Rajat Bhatia

India

Player profile

Full name Rajat Bhatia
Born October 22, 1979, Delhi
Current age 28 years 319 days
Major teams Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, Tamil Nadu
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 46 67 10 2650 185 46.49 8 9 15 0
List A 43 37 6 952 106* 30.70 2 4 15 0
Twenty20 12 5 1 49 17 12.25 46 106.52 0 0 3 2 1 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 46 3736 1299 61 5/29 21.29 2.08 61.2 1 0
List A 43 921 718 18 2/16 2/16 39.88 4.67 51.1 0 0 0
Twenty20 12 11 156 218 7 2/17 2/17 31.14 8.38 22.2 0 0 0

Career statistics
First-class debut 1999/00
Last First-class North Zone v West Zone at Mumbai, Feb 19-22, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 2000/01
Last List A East Zone v North Zone at Visakhapatnam, Mar 26, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Delhi v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Bangalore Royal Challengers v Delhi Daredevils at Bangalore, May 19, 2008 scorecard

 Profile

Had the roll of selectoral dice gone his way, Rajat Bhatia could have been the allrounder India were looking for when Robin Singh called it a day in 2001. A medium-pace bowler who has for long stuck to one line, and a batsman good enough to tough it out at the crease, Bhatia has turned in many influential performances in domestic cricket. Chchotu is still regarded highly by those who played with and against him, especially in Tamil Nadu, even after he left them to return to Delhi, his original state. By the time he emerged as a finished product as an allrounder, there was no specific need for one, and he missed the boat for India selection. India's loss has been Delhi's gain, and ironically it is Tamil Nadu who suffer at his hands repeatedly, as he rarely fails to make a telling contribution with bat or ball against his old state team.

Anand Vasu (October 22, 2007)

 Notes

  • U-16 Delhi 1995-96
  • U-16 North Zone 1995-96
  • U-16 Rest of India 1995-96
  • BCCI Camp 1995-96
  • U-19 South Zone (Res) 1997-98


An Interview with Rajat Bhatia

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Feb 20, 2008

Rajat Bhatia pulls during his 84
Rajat Bhatia pulls during his 84
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Feb 20, 2008

Rajat Bhatia drives, Parthiv Patel tries to follow
Rajat Bhatia drives, Parthiv Patel tries to follow
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Dec 10, 2007

Rajat Bhatia practises his drives
Rajat Bhatia practises his drives
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