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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ajay Ratra
| fullname = Ajay Ratra
| image = Cricket_no_pic.png
| country = India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|12|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]], India
| nickname = Bunty
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Wicket-keeper
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2002
| testdebutdate = 19 April
| testdebutyear = 2002
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 243
| lasttestdate = 9 September
| lasttestyear = 2002
| lasttestagainst = England
| odidebutdate = 19 January
| odidebutyear = 2002
| odidebutagainst = England
| odicap = 140
| lastodidate = 9 July
| lastodiyear = 2002
| lastodiagainst = England
| odishirt =
| club1 = [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]]
| year1 = 1999–2005
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Goa cricket team|Goa]]
| year2 = 2007–2011
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]]
| year3 = 2011–2013
| clubnumber3 =
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 6
| runs1 = 163
| bat avg1 = 18.11
| 100s/50s1 = 1/-
| top score1 = 115*
| deliveries1 = 6
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 11/2
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODIs]]
| matches2 = 12
| runs2 = 90
| bat avg2 = 12.85
| 100s/50s2 = -/-
| top score2 = 30
| deliveries2 = –
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 11/5
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 99
| runs3 = 4029
| bat avg3 = 30.29
| 100s/50s3 = 8/17
| top score3 = 204*
| deliveries3 = 6
| wickets3 = –
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 233/27
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 89
| runs4 = 1381
| bat avg4 = 22.63
| 100s/50s4 = 1/6
| top score4 = 103
| deliveries4 = –
| wickets4 = –
| bowl avg4 = –
| fivefor4 = –
| tenfor4 = –
| best bowling4 = –
| catches/stumpings4 = 78/30
| date = July 23
| year = 2015
| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/indiandomestic2010/content/current/player/33127.html
}}
'''Ajay Ratra''' {{audio|Ajay_Ratra.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 13 December 1981, in [[Faridabad]]) is a former [[India]]n [[cricket]]er. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He made his ODI debut on Jan 19, 2002 against England.

Ratra was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the [[National Cricket Academy]] in [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite news|first = Partab| last = Ramchand| title= First list of NCA trainees| url = http://feedsuk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2000/APR/029816_CI_15APR2000.html| publisher = [[Cricinfo]]| date = 2000-04-15| accessdate = 2007-02-08}}</ref>
When Ratra made an innings of 115 not out in 2002 against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], he was the youngest wicketkeeper to make a century in Tests, and first Indian wicketkeeper to make an overseas century. After he was injured in 2002, he was replaced by [[Parthiv Patel]], the youngest ever Test wicketkeeper. Ratra then fell behind [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]], [[Dinesh Karthik]] and Patel in the pecking order.

Ratra was part of the Indian Under-19 squad which won the Youth World Cup in 2000, and following training sessions with the National Cricket Academy he became one of six wicketkeepers that India would attempt to integrate into the squad in the space of 12 months. He played in the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] for the [[Goa cricket team|Goa]].

In July 2015 Ratra announced his retirement from cricket. He played 99 first-class matches in which he scored 4029 runs at an average of 30.29 including eight hundreds and a double-century. He also played in 89 List A games in which scored 1381 runs at 22.63.<ref name="Retire">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/893259.html |title=Ajay Ratra calls time on 16-year career |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=1 July 2015 |accessdate=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704214918/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/893259.html# |archive-date=4 July 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Career best performances ==
''as of 15 October 2010''
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="1"|
!colspan="4" rowspan="1"|Batting
|-
!
!Score
!Fixture
!Venue
!Season
|-
|[[Test cricket|Tests]]
|align="center"|115*
|[[India national cricket team|India]] v [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[Antigua Recreation Ground|St. John's]]
|align="center"|2002
|-
|[[One Day International|ODI]]
|align="center"|30
|[[India national cricket team|India]] v [[England cricket team|England]]
|[[Barabati Stadium|Cuttack]]
|align="center"|2002
|-
|[[First-class cricket|FC]]
|align="center"|170*
|[[Goa cricket team|Goa]] v [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]]
|[[Railway Stadium, Dhanbad|Dhanbad]]
|align="center"|2009
|-
|[[List A cricket|LA]]
|align="center"|103
|[[Goa cricket team|Goa]] v [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]
|[[India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai|Chennai (GNC)]]
|align="center"|2007
|-
|[[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
|align="center"|13
|[[Goa cricket team|Goa]] v [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]
|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Hyderabad]]
|align="center"|2010
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:India One Day International cricketers]]
[[Category:India Test cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:People from Faridabad]]
[[Category:Haryana cricketers]]
[[Category:Goa cricketers]]
[[Category:Himachal Pradesh cricketers]]
[[Category:Tripura cricketers]]
[[Category:North Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian cricket coaches]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Haryana]]
[[Category:Wicket-keepers]]

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