Vishal Bhatia is a right-handed batsman of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket team. He was born on December 6, 1981 in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. He is also a slow left-arm orthodox bowler of the team.
Vishal Bhatia started playing in the "First-class" cricket since 2001/02 seasons. Till then, he has played in altogether 42 "First-class" matches with an average of 10.56. He has made his total score of 433 runs in these matches and his striking rate is 27.45. The highest score made by Vishal Bhatia in any of the "First-class" matches is 44 runs.
While in bowling, Vishal Bhatia has picked up total 140 wickets by losing 3523 runs out of the 7890 balls he played in the "First-class" matches. His bowling average is 25.16 and economy is 2.67 in these matches. The latest "First-class" match played by Vishal Bhatia was against Rajasthan team, which was held at Dharamsala from December 25 to 27 in 2007.
In the "List A" matches, Vishal Bhatia debuted in 2001/02. He has played in overall 28 "List A" matches till today with an average of 4.18. His total scorecard reading in these matches is 46 runs and his striking rate is 46.00. The highest score made by Vishal Bhatia in any of the "List A" matches is 10 runs.
Whereas with ball in hand, Vishal Bhatia has taken total 33 wickets by giving 736 runs out of the 1191 balls he played in the "List A" matches. His bowling average is 22.30 and economy is 3.70 in these matches. Vishal Bhatia played his latest "List A" match against Delhi team, which was held at Delhi on March 1 in 2008.
The "Twenty20" cricket debut of Vishal Bhatia was against Punjab team, which was held at Delhi on April 4 in 2007. He has played in total 2 "Twenty20" matches till today and has not opened his scorecard yet. Whereas in bowling, Vishal Bhatia has not taken any wicket and has given 22 runs out of the 12 balls he played in the "Twenty20" matches. His bowling economy in these matches is 11.00. The latest "Twenty20" match played by Vishal Bhatia was against Services Cricket team, which was held at Delhi on April 6 in 2007.
