Ajay Ratra

Ajay Ratra

India

Full name Ajay Ratra
Born December 13, 1981, Faridabad, Haryana
Current age 25 years 77 days
Major teams India, Haryana
Also known as Bunty
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Statsguru

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	64	105	18	2113	115*	24.28			2	10			151	18
List A	61	47	12	719	73*	20.54			0	2			55	25

Bowling averages

	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Tests	6	6	1	0	-	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
ODIs	12	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
First-class	64	6	1	0	-	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
List A	61	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0

Career statistics
Test debut	West Indies v India at Port of Spain - Apr 19-23, 2002
Last Test	England v India at The Oval - Sep 5-9, 2002
ODI debut	India v England at Kolkata - Jan 19, 2002
Last ODI	England v India at The Oval - Jul 9, 2002
First-class span	1998/99 - 2004/05
List A span	1999/00 - 2004/05

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.