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Ajay Ratra

India

Player profile

Full name Ajay Ratra
Born December 13, 1981, Faridabad, Haryana
Current age 26 years 225 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)