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Full name Niraj Kanubhai Patel
Born March 26, 1981, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Current age 28 years 230 days
Major teams Air India, Gujarat, India Blue, Rajasthan Royals
Batting style Left-hand bat
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 70 | 118 | 7 | 4331 | 173 | 39.01 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 53 | 48 | 7 | 1618 | 111 | 39.46 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 588 | 96* | 45.23 | 458 | 128.38 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 70 | 580 | 270 | 5 | 2/13 | 54.00 | 2.79 | 116.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 53 | 510 | 516 | 6 | 2/28 | 2/28 | 86.00 | 6.07 | 85.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 21 | 11 | 150 | 223 | 9 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 24.77 | 8.92 | 16.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1997/98 |
| Last First-class | Gujarat v Orissa at Ahmedabad, Nov 3-6, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1998/99 |
| Last List A | Saurashtra v Gujarat at Rajkot, Feb 21, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Gujarat v Maharashtra at Mumbai, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Gujarat v Saurashtra at Poona, Oct 25, 2009 scorecard |
Niraj Patel played Under-16 and Under-19 cricket for Gujarat from 1995 to 1997 before graduating to the state side. He scored 62 on Ranji debut and was included in India's U-19 squad for the World Cup in 1999. Out of the seven matches he featured in, Patel got to bat in only four and averaged 66.5 with the bat. The 2004-05 season was important in reviving his career. Niraj topped the run-charts in the league phases of both the Ranji Trophy and the Ranji ODIs, where he averaged 103 in four games. In 2005 he was also picked in the India A side against the visiting Pakistanis. Then in 2008, Niraj got to play with the likes of Shane Warne and Shane Watson when he was signed on by the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He scored a nerveless 29-ball 40 to clinch a last-ball win against Mumbai in Rajasthan's penultimate league game.
- Ramesh Powar ton boosts Mumbai (Nov 5, 2009)
- Mumbai and Assam continue domination (Oct 22, 2009)
- Mumbai and Gujarat start with easy wins (Oct 20, 2009)
- Karthik and Badrinath make UP toil (Nov 17, 2008)
- Bowlers put Tamil Nadu on top (Nov 16, 2008)
Feb 15, 2000
Niraj Patel Square driving on his innings of 70 off 70 balls
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Jan 28, 2000
The victorious Indian U-19 team - the new World Champions
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Jan 8, 2000
Niraj Patel, Portrait
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