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Full name Ajay Ratra
Born December 13, 1981, Faridabad, Haryana
Current age 26 years 304 days
Major teams India,Haryana
Also known as Bunty
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
6
10
1
163
115*
18.11
533
30.58
1
0
14
0
11
2
ODIs
12
8
1
90
30
12.85
127
70.86
0
0
8
0
11
5
First-class
69
112
18
2422
115*
25.76
2
12
165
22
List A
66
51
12
948
103
24.30
1
4
59
25
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
6
1
6
1
0
-
-
-
1.00
-
0
0
0
ODIs
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
69
6
1
0
-
-
-
1.00
-
0
0
0
List A
66
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-
-
-
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Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Apr 19-23, 2002 scorecard
Last Test
England v India at The Oval, Sep 5-9, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v England at Kolkata, Jan 19, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI
England v India at The Oval, Jul 9, 2002 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1998/99
Last First-class
Jammu & Kashmir v Goa at Jammu, Dec 9-12, 2007 scorecard
When Ajay Ratra gritted 115 not out in Antigua in 2002, he became the youngest
wicketkeeper to score a Test century and the second Indian wicketkeeper to
make one overseas. He was just 20 and it was only his third Test, but later the
summer proved to be cruel as he lost his place in the Test side to Parthiv Patel, and in the one-day side to the appointment of Rahul Dravid as keeper in the quest for balance. Ratra is slightly built, nimble on his feet, and usually safe and alert. An early starter, he was part of the Indian under-19 team that won the Youth World Cup in early 2000, and the following season, he captained them to victory over England in a home series. Time with Rod Marsh and Syed Kirmani at the National Cricket Academy proved to be valuable, and Ratra made the Indian team after the selectors had experimented with six keepers in the space of a year. A recall will very much depend upon his performance with the bat for Haryana, whom he captains at a young age. (Rahul Bhattacharya)
