Yastika Bhatia’s Personal Details:
Full Name: Yastika Harish Bhatia
Date of Birth: 1 November 2000
Batting Style: Left-handed batter
Role: Wicketkeeper-batter
Yastika Bhatia has built her career around composure, elegant strokeplay, and versatility at the top of the order. A gifted athlete growing up in Vadodara, she excelled across multiple sports — earning a black belt in karate, competing in swimming, and playing badminton at district level, before eventually choosing cricket as her primary pursuit.
Her rise through the domestic pathway was marked by consistency and rapid progression. Bhatia entered Baroda’s Under-19 side at just 11 and quickly developed into one of the region’s brightest batting prospects. Big scores across age-group cricket, including a century in Under-19 cricket against Maharashtra, 145 in the Under-23 One-Day Trophy against Haryana, and an unbeaten 125 in the Under-23 T20 competition against Manipur, accelerated her journey into Baroda’s senior side. Initially a batter who also bowled medium pace, she later embraced wicketkeeping, adding another dimension to her game.
Yastika Bhatia’s International Career
Her discipline and determination earned rewards when she received her first India call-up for the home series against South Africa before making her ODI debut against Australia in September 2021. Test and T20I debuts followed shortly after on the same Australia tour.
Bhatia soon became an important part of India’s white-ball setup, featuring in the 2022 ODI World Cup and scoring two half-centuries during the tournament. She was also part of India’s silver medal campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Across formats, her left-handed batting brought balance to India’s top order while her wicketkeeping provided valuable flexibility to team combinations.
In T20I’s, she has featured in 19 matches, scoring 214 runs while contributing as a dependable wicketkeeping option. She has also represented India in Test cricket, scoring 98 runs in three matches, including a half-century. In 2023, Mumbai Indians secured her for INR 1.5 crore ahead of the inaugural WPL and she played a role in their title-winning campaign. Across the WPL, Bhatia has scored 506 runs in 28 matches, providing stability at the top of the order.
Her momentum, however, was interrupted by injuries. Bhatia missed a significant period after being sidelined in August 2025 and later undergoing ACL surgery. India had to reshuffle their backup wicketkeeping options during her absence, but selectors continued to view her as the country’s established No. 2 wicketkeeper and an important top-order option. Now fully fit again, Bhatia has returned to India’s plans and earned a place back in the squad for the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, marking an important comeback chapter in her career.
England’s conditions could further enhance Bhatia’s value to India’s campaign. As a left-handed batter, she offers variety in the batting lineup, while her compact technique and ability to rotate strike make her well-suited to surfaces where timing and adaptability often matter more than outright power.
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