Mohit Rathee
{{Short description|Indian cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Mohit Rathee
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|01|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rohtak, Haryana, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm leg-break
| role = All-rounder
| club1 = Services
| year1 = 2022–present
| club2 = Punjab Kings
| year2 = 2023
| club3 = Royal Challengers Bengaluru
| year3 = 2025–present
| columns = 2
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 4
| runs1 = 138
| bat avg1 = 17.25
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 69
| deliveries1 = 697
| wickets1 = 9
| bowl avg1 = 44.77
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/94
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = T20
| matches2 = 13
| runs2 = 100
| bat avg2 = 14.28
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 34
| deliveries2 = 268
| wickets2 = 9
| bowl avg2 = 39.22
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 2/16
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| date = 20 March 2025
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mohit-rathee-1349361 ESPNcricinfo
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Mohit Rathee (born 13 January 1999) is an Indian cricketer. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls leg spin. He plays for Services in domestic cricket, and for RCB in the Indian Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mohit-rathee-1349361 |title=Mohit Rathee |access-date=7 April 2023}}
Early life and style of play
Rathi was born on 13 January 1999, in Rohtak, Haryana. He is known for his consistency in line and length and his handy tail-end contributions with the bat.{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Kshitij |date=2023-01-13 |title=IPL 2023: 3 PBKS players who might be benched throughout the season |url=https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/ipl-2023-3-pbks-players-who-might-be-benched-throughout-the-season/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=CricTracker |language=en}}
Career
He made his professional and first-class debut for Services against Jharkhand in 2022–23 Ranji Trophy, on 27 December 2022.{{cite news |title=Jharkhand vs Services, Elite, Group C, Jamshedpur, December 27 - 30, 2022, Ranji Trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1333240.html |access-date=14 April 2023}} He claimed a half century in his debut match, and scored 138 runs along with taking nine wickets in his debut first-class season.{{Cite web |date= |title=TATA IPL 2023: Five uncapped Punjab Kings players to watch out for |url=https://www.punjabkingsipl.in/features/ipl-2023-five-uncapped-punjab-kings-players-to-watch-out-for |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Punjab Kings |language=en}}
In February 2023, he was bought by Punjab Kings for the 2023 Indian Premier League, for Rs. 20 Lakh.{{Cite web|url=https://www.punjabkingsipl.in/players/100577-mohit-rathee-profile|title=Mohit Rathee|access-date=23 April 2023}} The franchise named him among the five uncapped players to watch out for in IPL 2023. He made his Twenty20 debut for Punjab Kings on 9 April 2022, against Sunrisers Hyderabad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2023-1345038/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-punjab-kings-14th-match-1359488/full-scorecard|title=Mohit Rathee makes his Twenty20, and IPL debut for Punjab Kings|access-date=10 April 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} In his debut match, he was involved in an unbeaten 55-run partnership with Shikhar Dhawan, the highest stand for the 10th wicket in IPL history.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-04-10 |title=IPL 2023: Meet Mohit Rathee Who Dismissed Arjun Tendulkar, Stitched Record 10th-Wicket Stand |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/ipl/mohit-rathee-pbks-debutant-who-is-mohit-rathee-who-dismissed-arjun-tendulkar-1594535 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=ABP News |language=en}}
References
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Category:Cricketers from Haryana
Category:Punjab Kings cricketers
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Sportspeople from Rohtak
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