Full name Munaf Musa Patel
Born July 12, 1983, Ikhar, Gujarat
Current age 26 years 133 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Gujarat, India Green, Indian Board President's XI, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Rajasthan Royals
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 12 | 13 | 5 | 56 | 15* | 7.00 | 137 | 40.87 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| ODIs | 43 | 17 | 9 | 54 | 15 | 6.75 | 83 | 65.06 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| First-class | 44 | 50 | 15 | 524 | 78 | 14.97 | 752 | 69.68 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| List A | 84 | 31 | 14 | 142 | 28 | 8.35 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 23* | 11.00 | 27 | 122.22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 12 | 23 | 2394 | 1230 | 34 | 4/25 | 7/97 | 36.17 | 3.08 | 70.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 43 | 41 | 1903 | 1550 | 47 | 4/49 | 4/49 | 32.97 | 4.88 | 40.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 44 | 7915 | 3766 | 157 | 6/50 | 23.98 | 2.85 | 50.4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ||
| List A | 84 | 3888 | 2983 | 102 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 29.24 | 4.60 | 38.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 27 | 27 | 557 | 682 | 30 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 22.73 | 7.34 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | India v England at Mohali, Mar 9-13, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v India at Wellington, Apr 3-7, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v England at Margao, Apr 3, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v Australia at Guwahati, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2003/04 |
| Last First-class | Uttar Pradesh v Baroda at Ghaziabad, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2003/04 |
| Last List A | India v Australia at Guwahati, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals at Delhi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals at Lord's, Jul 6, 2009 scorecard |
Few medium-pacers had generated as much hype before bowling a ball in first-class, let alone international cricket as Munaf Musa Patel, the young boy from the little town of Ikhar in Bahruch, Gujarat did in early 2003. Kiran More, now chairman of selectors, had seen him bowl in the nets and sent him straight to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai to train under TA Sekhar and Dennis Lillee. Soon he was being hailed as the fastest man in Indian cricket. Then, even as Baroda and Gujarat vied for his services, Patel chose Mumbai, after Sachin Tendulkar had taken special interest in him and had a word with the authorities in the Mumbai Cricket Association. Even then Patel's first-class career was anything but smooth as he spent more time recovering from various injuries than actually playing.
Strongly built though not overly tall, a wild mane flowing behind him as he bustles up to the bowling crease, gathering momentum before releasing the ball with a windmill-whirl of hands, Patel's priority is to bowl quick. And it was this that first caught the eye about three years ago. Now he has added reverse swing to his repertoire and has troubled batsmen with a well-directed yorker. After plenty of speculation and close calls he finally received a call from the national selection panel for the second Test against England in March 2006, after an impressive performance for the Board President's XI saw him pick up 10 English wickets for 91 runs. Things just got better a couple of weeks later against England at Mohali when he ended with 7 for 97, the best performance by an Indian fast bowler on Test debut. A consistent series against West Indies later that year meant he had established himself as a regular member of the side.
Anand Vasu July 2006
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- Odd couple put Rest on even keel (Oct 2, 2009)
Nov 8, 2009
Munaf Patel traps Shaun Marsh lbw
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Oct 2, 2009
Munaf Patel and his team-mates celebrate a strike
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Oct 2, 2009
Munaf Patel charges in
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