Full name Ajay Ratra
Born December 13, 1981, Faridabad, Haryana
Current age 37 years 71 days
Major teams India, Haryana
Also known as Bunty
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
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 | 99 | 157 | 24 | 4029 | 204* | 30.29 | 8 | 17 | 233 | 27 | ||||
List A | 89 | 74 | 13 | 1381 | 103 | 22.63 | 1 | 6 | 78 | 30 | ||||
T20s | 17 | 14 | 0 | 191 | 54 | 13.64 | 192 | 99.47 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
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 | 99 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 Tripura at Jammu, Dec 29, 2012 - Jan 1, 2013 scorecard |
List A debut | 1999/00 |
Last List A | Bengal v Tripura at Kolkata, Feb 21, 2013 scorecard |
T20s debut | Goa v Karnataka at Visakhapatnam, Sep 25, 2009 scorecard |
Last T20s | Bengal v Tripura at Agartala, Mar 20, 2013 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0c/0s, 5* | Libra Lngds | v Leo Lions | Sharjah | 7 Feb 2016 | Other T20 |
4, 0c/0s | Libra Lngds | v Commanders | Sharjah | 5 Feb 2016 | Other T20 |
7, 0c/0s | ONGC | v C A G | Nagpur | 18 Feb 2014 | Other OD |
79*, 0c/1s | ONGC | v MRF | Nagpur | 17 Feb 2014 | Other OD |
1c/0s | ONGC | v State Bank of Travancore | Nagpur | 16 Feb 2014 | Other OD |
13, 1c/0s | Tripura | v Bengal | Agartala | 20 Mar 2013 | T20 |
13, 1c/0s | Tripura | v Assam | Agartala | 19 Mar 2013 | T20 |
23, 0c/0s | Tripura | v Jharkhand | Agartala | 18 Mar 2013 | T20 |
3c/0s, 54 | Tripura | v Odisha | Agartala | 17 Mar 2013 | T20 |
3c/0s, 3 | Tripura | v Bengal | Kolkata | 21 Feb 2013 | LA |
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)