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Ajay Ratra

India

Player profile

Full name Ajay Ratra
Born December 13, 1981, Faridabad, Haryana
Current age 26 years 269 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 - - - - - - - - - - - -

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
List A debut 1999/00
Last List A Goa v Kerala at Chennai, Mar 3, 2008 scorecard

 Profile

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)

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Oct 15, 2005

Ajay Ratra
Ajay Ratra
© AFP

Dec 4, 2002

Ratra unsuccessfully attempts to run out Canning. Super Max International: New Zealand v India at Christchurch, 4 Dec 2002
Ratra unsuccessfully attempts to run out Canning. Super Max International: New Zealand v India at Christchurch, 4 Dec 2002
© Photosport

Sep 6, 2002

Up goes Ratra for a caught behind off Giles but it was not given
Up goes Ratra for a caught behind off Giles but it was not given
© Cricinfo Ltd

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