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Rajat Bhatia      

Full name Rajat Bhatia

Born October 22, 1979, Delhi

Current age 30 years 34 days

Major teams Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, Tamil Nadu

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Rajat Bhatia
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 57 81 11 3232 185 46.17 9 13 15 0
List A 53 47 12 1223 106* 34.94 2 6 18 0
Twenty20 29 19 6 236 44 18.15 203 116.25 0 0 18 6 9 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 57 4683 1694 65 5/29 26.06 2.17 72.0 1 0
List A 53 1293 1043 25 2/16 2/16 41.72 4.83 51.7 0 0 0
Twenty20 29 27 422 529 23 4/15 4/15 23.00 7.52 18.3 1 0 0
Career statistics
First-class debut 1999/00
Last First-class Delhi v Karnataka at Delhi, Nov 10-13, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 2000/01
Last List A East Zone v North Zone at Cuttack, Mar 14, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Delhi v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Delhi v Services at Delhi, Oct 25, 2009 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.

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May 13, 2009

Amit Mishra, Dirk Nannes, Rajat Bhatia and Virender Sehwag are all smiles after pulling off a tight win, Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils, IPL, Durban, May 13, 2009

The Delhi Daredevils are all smiles after pulling off a tense win

© Associated Press

May 13, 2009

Rajat Bhatia is congratulated by Tillkaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers, Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils, IPL, Durban, May 13, 2009

Rajat Bhatia is congratulated by Tillkaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers

© Associated Press

May 2, 2009

David Warner and Rajat Bhatia collide for a catch, Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils, IPL, 26th match, Johannesburg, May 2, 2009

David Warner and Rajat Bhatia collide for a catch

© AFP

Country Fixtures Country Results
Group B: Bengal v Saurashtra at Kolkata - Nov 24-27
Saurashtra 489/6
Group A: H. Pradesh v Tamil Nadu at Dharamsala - Nov 24-27
Tamil Nadu 293/8d H. Pradesh 89/2
Group A: Hyderabad v Orissa at Hyderabad (Decc) - Nov 24-27
Orissa 276 Hyderabad 12/0
Group B: Maharashtra v Karnataka at Poona - Nov 24-27
Maharashtra 105 Karnataka 241/1
Group A: Punjab v Gujarat at Mohali - Nov 24-27
Gujarat 160 Punjab 189/3
Group A: Railways v Mumbai at Delhi - Nov 24-27
Railways 187 Mumbai 86/2
Group B: U. Pradesh v Delhi at Lucknow - Nov 24-27
U. Pradesh 387/4
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