NA Rathva is a SMAT-only allrounder with 5 seasons of data, all from domestic T20 cricket. He has never played IPL cricket or at international level. His profile is built on a combination of bowling control and steady batting contributions.

His bowling drives the profile. Across 70 overs, Rathva has taken 28 wickets at an economy of 7. The bowling strike rate of 15 balls per wicket signals a genuine wicket-taking threat, not just a containing option. For comparison, the IPL middle-overs economy benchmark was 9 in 2025, and Rathva operates more than 2 runs per over below that.

The wicket-taking frequency is the standout. A bowler who strikes every 15 balls in domestic cricket translates differently than one who simply keeps runs down. Wicket-taking ability is the hardest skill to develop and the one most resistant to competition-level inflation. Batters get better, but a bowler who knows how to induce mistakes tends to keep doing so.

With the bat, the numbers are modest: 276 runs across 18 innings at a strike rate of 123 and an average of 17. He is a bowling allrounder who chips in with the bat, not the other way around. The batting SR of 123 would not be competitive for a specialist batter, but for a number seven or eight, it adds marginal utility.

The model projects 0.21 WAR/M for 2026 with medium confidence, and the trajectory reads as rising. That upward trend across 5 seasons suggests a player still improving. His current WAR/M of 0.26 sits higher than the forecast, so regression is factored in.

For IPL purposes, Rathva's value proposition is clear: a domestic bowler who contains below 7 runs per over and takes regular wickets, with enough batting to not be a liability at number eight. That is a useful profile for franchises balancing their Indian bowling quotient. The question is whether 28 wickets across 70 overs in SMAT translates to the IPL, where even the weakest batting lineup features multiple international-caliber hitters.

All numbers from SMAT and domestic T20 career data.