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Rajat Bhatia

Full name:	Rajat Bhatia
Born:	22nd October 1979, Delhi, India
Batting:	Right-hand batsman
Bowling:	Right-arm medium-fast
Teams:	Tamil Nadu (Main FC: 1999/00-2000/01); Delhi (Main FC: 2003/04-2008/09); Tamil Nadu (Main ListA: 2000/01-2001/02); Delhi (Main ListA: 2003/04-2008/09); Delhi (Main Twenty20: 2006/07); All teams
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	Pakistan ease to comfortable win in tour opener

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 all-rounder, 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.
Profile DateLine: 28th April 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1999/00-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	55	78	11	3083	185	46.01	9	11	48.21	15

First-Class Career Bowling (1999/00-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	4449	238	1601	64	5-29	25.01	1	0	69.51	2.15

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2000/01-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	53	47	12	1223	106*	34.94	2	6	73.18	18

One-Day Career Bowling (2000/01-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	1293	7	1043	25	2-16	41.72	0	0	51.72	4.83

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	20	10	1	57	17	6.33	0	0	89.06	5

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	286	0	364	17	4-15	21.41	1	0	16.82	7.63

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1998/99)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India Under-19s	4	4	1	152	109	50.66	1	0	82.16	1

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1998/99)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India Under-19s	203	3	162	8	4-48	20.25	1	0	25.37	4.78