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Munaf Patel
Personal information
Full name
Munaf Musa Patel
Born (1983-07-12) 12 July 1983 (age 41)
Ikhar, Gujarat, India
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 255)9 March 2006 v England
Last Test3 April 2009 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 163)3 April 2006 v England
Last ODI3 September 2011 v England
ODI shirt no.13
T20I debut (cap 34)9 January 2011 v South Africa
Last T20I31 August 2011 v England
T20I shirt no.13
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04–2004/05Mumbai
2005/06–2008/09Maharashtra
2008/09–2018Baroda
2008–2010Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 13)
2011–2013Mumbai Indians (squad no. 13)
2017Gujarat Lions (squad no. 13)
2020Kandy Tuskers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 13 70 69 144
Runs scored 60 74 611 166
Batting average 7.50 6.72 15.27 7.54
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 15* 15 78 28
Balls bowled 2,658 2,988 9,664 5,171
Wickets 35 86 192 142
Bowling average 38.54 28.86 23.85 28.21
5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 4/25 4/29 6/50 4/21
Catches/stumpings 6/– 11/– 13/– 27/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2011 India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 October 2017

Munaf Patel (born 12 July 1983) is a former Indian cricketer who played all formats of the game. He played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team in domestic arena. Patel was a member of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In November 2018, he announced his retirement from cricket.[1] He was born in Ikhar, Gujarat, India.

Domestic career

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Patel first gained prominence in 2003 at the age of 20 before he had even played first class cricket for Gujarat, when he was invited to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai by the Indian chairman of selectors Kiran More. There he attracted the attention of visiting Australian captain Steve Waugh, and the director Dennis Lillee, a former Australian fast bowler, with his raw pace. With the backing of Sachin Tendulkar, he was signed by Mumbai in a transfer deal, in late 2003, without ever representing his native Gujarat.

He was signed by Rajasthan Royals for the inaugural IPL season taking 14 wickets as the Royals won the title. He later moved to Mumbai Indians where he enjoyed his most prolific season in 2011 taking 22 wickets including a record breaking 5/21 against KXIP in Mohali.[2] However, in the 2014 IPL Auctions, he was unsold despite a low base price of 10 Lakhs only. In the tenth season of the Indian Premier League he was picked by Gujarat Lions for 30 lakh rupees but did not play.

International career

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Doorstep to Indian national team

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In 2004, he struggled with injuries, and was criticised by India A coach Sandeep Patil, who believed that he had a mental problem dealing with his injuries. He was also sent to Australian Institute of Sport for bio-mechanical analysis on his bowling action, to improve its efficiency. In August 2005, he transferred to Maharashtra, and after taking 10 wickets against England in a tour match for the Board President's XI, he was rewarded with his selection in the Indian Test Squad for the 2nd Test against England in Mohali. Patel recorded the figures of 7/97 on his Test debut, including 4/25 in the second innings and demonstrated an ability to swing the ball in both directions.

Early career

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In the 2005–2006 Test Series against West Indies, Patel proved he was among the fastest bowlers in India, bowling regularly at speeds of over 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) and has produced balls at a pace over the 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) mark.[citation needed] However, more impressive than his ability to bowl at a very quick pace has been his control, a skill lacking in recent Indian fast bowlers. In the West Indies, however, Munaf suffered the ignominy of being hit for 6 fours in an over by Ramnaresh Sarwan. Patel fell short of the record of conceding the most runs off an over by 4 runs.

In the second match of the DLF Cup in Malaysia, Munaf came up with figures of 3/54 against Australia, picking up the wickets of Phil Jaques, Michael Clarke and Stuart Clark. In the final game of the same tournament, he dismissed Australian captain Ricky Ponting for just 4, on the way to 1/32 off 9 overs.

In the first match of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy against England, Munaf Patel again produced figures of 3/18 – winning the match for India and gaining the man of the match award.

2007 World cup

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He was part of the Indian 2007 World Cup squad which failed to progress from the group stage and played during India's One-day International series against Bangladesh shortly after the tournament before playing two games in England in August 2007. He took four wickets before being ruled out of the remainder of the series through injury. He was subsequently left out of the squad to play Pakistan in November although was recalled to the Test squad following injuries to R. P. Singh and S. Sreesanth.[3]

2011 World Cup

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He was selected for the 2009 tour to Sri Lanka and played in the opening match. He bowled five wicketless overs for 32 runs. He then picked up a groin injury before the second match and was replaced in the squad by Lakshmipathy Balaji.[4]

He was brought back into the ODI squad for India's last preparatory series before the 2011 World Cup, with the series taking place in South Africa. After India were beaten in the first match, they made only 190 when M. S. Dhoni chose to bat first in the second match. However, Patel put in a Man of the Match performance to return personal best figures of 4/29 off nine overs, taking the final wicket of Wayne Parnell to lead India to a 1-run victory,[5] India's first against South Africa in South Africa since 2003. He was eventually named in India's World Cup squad. In India's first World Cup match against Bangladesh, Patel took four wickets, albeit with India defending a comfortable 370 run target. In the match against England, Patel's catch off his own bowling to dismiss Kevin Pietersen broke up an opening partnership in a match which England and India would eventually tie.[6] He played an important role in the India Pakistan semi-final match at Mohali where he performed well and also played in the finals of the World Cup.

He last played for India on the 2011 tour of England.

References

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  1. ^ "World Cup winner Munaf Patel retires from competitive cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "IPL records IS Bindra Stadium Mohali". T20 Head to Head. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ Sreesanth And RP Singh To Miss Opening Test Archived 22 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Cricket World, Retrieved on 20 November 2007
  4. ^ Balaji replaces injured Munaf for SL tour, ESPNcricinfo
  5. ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs South Africa 2nd ODI 2010/11 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs England 11th Match, Group B 2010/11 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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