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| Full name | Munaf Musa Patel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-07-12)12 July 1983 (age 42) Ikhar,Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right armfast medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 255) | 9 March 2006 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 3 April 2009 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 163) | 3 April 2006 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 16 September 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 34) | 9 January 2011 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 31 August 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003/04–2004/05 | Mumbai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06–2008/09 | Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2018 | Baroda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Rajasthan Royals(squad no. 13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Mumbai Indians(squad no. 13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions(squad no. 13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Kandy Tuskers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Munaf Patel (born 12 July 1983) is a former Indiancricketer who played all formats of the game. He played for theWest Zone in theDuleep Trophy andGujarat,Mumbai cricket team andMaharashtra cricket team in domestic arena. Patel was a member of the Indian team that won the2011 Cricket World Cup. In November 2018, he announced his retirement from cricket.[1] He was born in Ikhar,Gujarat, India.
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 theMRF Pace Foundation inChennai by theIndian chairman of selectorsKiran More. There he attracted the attention of visitingAustralian captainSteve Waugh, and the directorDennis Lillee, a former Australian fast bowler, with his raw pace. With the backing ofSachin Tendulkar, he was signed by Mumbai in a transfer deal, in late 2003, without ever representing his native Gujarat.
He was signed byRajasthan Royals for the inauguralIPL season taking 14 wickets as the Royals won the title. He later moved toMumbai Indians where he enjoyed his most prolific season in 2011 taking 22 wickets including a record breaking 5/21 againstKXIP 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 byGujarat Lions for 30 lakh rupees but did not play.
In 2004, he struggled with injuries, and was criticised by India A coachSandeep Patil, who believed that he had a mental problem dealing with his injuries. He was also sent toAustralian 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 againstEngland 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 inMohali. 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.
In the 2005–2006 Test Series againstWest 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 byRamnaresh Sarwan. Patel fell short of the record of conceding themost 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 ofPhil Jaques,Michael Clarke andStuart Clark. In the final game of the same tournament, he dismissed Australian captainRicky Ponting for just 4, on the way to 1/32 off 9 overs.
In the first match of the2006 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.
He was part of the Indian2007 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 toR. P. Singh andS. Sreesanth.[3]
He was selected for the 2009 tour toSri 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 byLakshmipathy Balaji.[4]
He was brought back into the ODI squad for India's last preparatory series before the2011 World Cup, with the series taking place inSouth Africa. After India were beaten in the first match, they made only 190 whenM. 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 ofWayne 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 dismissKevin 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 the2011 tour of England.
He was appointed as Bowling coach forGMR Group based ownedDelhi Capitals for the 2025IPL. In 2025, he was appointed the new bowling coach of the Major League Cricket (MLC) team,Seattle Orcas.[7]
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