Anuj Rata is an Indian cricketer. He was born on 17th October 1999 at Ram Nagar, Uttarakhand. He is a left-hand batsman and wicket-keeper. Anuj hails from a small Roopur near Ram Nagar. His father used to play cricket and also used to dream that his son would also play cricket. There was no sporting infrastructure at Anuj’s village. So he was compelled to join a small cricket academy at Ram Nagar, 5 kilometers from his village. But finally following the academy coach's advice Anuj shifted from Ram Nagar to New Delhi where he was admitted to Bal Bhawan School. In the beginning, Anuj used to live with his uncle and then started staying at a rented flat with his elder brother.

In Delhi, Anuj began to learn the basics of the game at West Delhi Cricket Academy under the tutelage of Virat Kohli’s coach Raj Kumar Sharma and from then he never looked back. His father was having a financial crisis to continue with his son's training. A portion of a loan, taken by Anuj’s father was diverted to provide Anuj’s training facilities.

Anuj Rawat made his debut in first-class cricket for Delhi against Assam in a Ranji Trophy match in 2017. In his maiden appearance, Anuj scored 71 off 147 deliveries in the first innings and 13 in the second innings. Already before his debut in first-class cricket, Anuj had represented under-19 India in a four-day match against Sri Lanka. Anuj has played in 19 first-class matches so far and scored 925 runs at an average of 34.25 including two centuries and three half-centuries with his best score of 134. Anuj Rawat made his debut in List ‘A’ game in 2019, playing in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Vadodara. Anuj got run out for only 21. However, having played in 8 matches only Rawat has scored 250 runs at an average of 35.71 with his best score of 69.

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Anuj was chosen by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League for INR 80 lakhs. He has not played a single match.

Anuj Rawat has not yet participated in the Twenty20 International match but in the domestic T20 circuit he has scored 334 runs at a strike rate of 118.02 including his best score of unbeaten 88.

Crossing the initial hurdles Anuj looks for international exposure.