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 46 "First-class" matches with an average of 10.60. He has made his total score of 477 runs in these matches and his striking rate is 27.27. The highest score made by Vishal Bhatia in any of the "First-class" matches is 44 runs.

In bowling, Vishal Bhatia has picked up total 145 wickets by losing 3833 runs out of the 8429 balls he played in the "First-class" matches. His bowling average is 26.43 and economy rate is 2.72 in these matches. The latest "First-class" match played by Vishal Bhatia was against Haryana at Dharamsala, Nov 1-4, 2010.

In the "List A" matches, Vishal Bhatia debuted in 2001-02. He has played in overall 41 "List A" matches till today with an average of 6.50. His total scorecard reading in these matches is 91 runs and his striking rate is 53.84. The highest score made by Vishal Bhatia in any of the "List A" matches is 10 runs. With ball in hand, Vishal Bhatia has taken total 55 wickets by giving 1271 runs out of the 1912 balls he played in the "List A" matches. His bowling average is 23.10 and economy rate is 3.98 in these matches. Vishal Bhatia played his latest "List A" match against Jammu & Kashmir at Sirsa, Feb 16, 2010.

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 at Delhi on April 6, 2007