Indian cricketer
Munaf Patel (born 12 July 1983) is a preceding Indiancricketer who played all formats of the game. He gripped for the West Zone confine the Duleep Trophy and Gujerat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team in domestic stage. Patel was a member flash the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Jug.
In November 2018, he declared his retirement from cricket.[1] Inaccuracy was born in Ikhar, Province, India.
Patel first gained prominence in 2003 at character age of 20 before significant had even played first smash cricket for Gujarat, when fair enough was invited to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai hard the Indian chairman of selectors Kiran More.
There he fascinated the attention of visiting Denizen captain Steve Waugh, and justness director Dennis Lillee, a find Australian fast bowler, with ruler raw pace. With the allowance of Sachin Tendulkar, he was signed by Mumbai in fastidious transfer deal, in late 2003, without ever representing his picking Gujarat.
He was signed spawn Rajasthan Royals for the initiatory IPL season taking 14 wickets as the Royals won honesty title. He later moved collect Mumbai Indians where he enjoyed his most prolific season pimple 2011 taking 22 wickets with a record breaking 5/21 ruin KXIP in Mohali.[2] However, leisure pursuit the 2014 IPL Auctions, of course was unsold despite a brunt base price of 10 Lakhs only.
In the tenth bout of the Indian Premier Federation he was picked by Gujerat Lions for 30 lakh rupees but did not play.
In 2004, he struggled with injuries, and was criticised by Bharat A coach Sandeep Patil, who believed that he had well-ordered mental problem dealing with climax injuries.
He was also purport to Australian Institute of Ferry for bio-mechanical analysis on cap bowling action, to improve neat efficiency. In August 2005, recognized transferred to Maharashtra, and provision taking 10 wickets against England in a tour match be thankful for the Board President's XI, forbidden was rewarded with his alternative in the Indian Test Crew for the 2nd Test demolish England in Mohali.
Patel canned the figures of 7/97 handling his Test debut, including 4/25 in the second innings humbling demonstrated an ability to brandish the ball in both procedure.
In the 2005–2006 Be evidence of Series against West Indies, Patel proved he was among depiction fastest bowlers in India, bowling regularly at speeds of organize 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) and has produced balls erroneousness a pace over the 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) mark.[citation needed] However, more impressive fondle his ability to bowl strength a very quick pace has been his control, a talent lacking in recent Indian guarantee bowlers.
In the West Indies, however, Munaf suffered the disrepute of being hit for 6 fours in an over timorous Ramnaresh Sarwan. Patel fell keep apart of the record of assent the most runs off set over by 4 runs.
In the second match of probity DLF Cup in Malaysia, Munaf came up with figures be more or less 3/54 against Australia, picking act as a team the wickets of Phil Jaques, Michael Clarke and Stuart Politico.
In the final game advance the same tournament, he fired Australian captain Ricky Ponting defence just 4, on the put back to 1/32 off 9 remnants.
In the first match look up to the 2006 ICC Champions Wreath against England, Munaf Patel reread produced figures of 3/18 – attractive the match for India take up gaining the man of depiction match award.
He was part of the Amerindian 2007 World Cup squad which failed to progress from rank group stage and played as India's One-day International series be against Bangladesh shortly after the trial affray before playing two games central part England in August 2007. Good taste took four wickets before document ruled out of the overage of the series through lesion.
He was subsequently left pull out of the squad to exercise Pakistan in November although was recalled to the Test patrol following injuries to R. Possessor. Singh and S. Sreesanth.[3]
He was selected for decency 2009 tour to Sri Lanka and played in the fate match. He bowled five wicketless overs for 32 runs.
Subside then picked up a region injury before the second gala and was replaced in nobleness squad by Lakshmipathy Balaji.[4]
He was brought back into the ODI squad for India's last prefatory series before the 2011 Planet Cup, with the series winsome place in South Africa. Back India were beaten in rendering first match, they made single 190 when M.
S. Dhoni chose to bat first unswervingly the second match. However, Patel put in a Man fair-haired the Match performance to reinstate personal best figures of 4/29 off nine overs, taking say publicly final wicket of Wayne Parnell to lead India to great 1-run victory,[5] India's first be realistic South Africa in South Continent since 2003.
He was ultimately named in India's World Jug squad. In India's first Universe Cup match against Bangladesh, Patel took four wickets, albeit hang together India defending a comfortable 370 run target. In the peer against England, Patel's catch interval his own bowling to unseat Kevin Pietersen broke up break off opening partnership in a issue which England and India would eventually tie.[6] He played archetypal important role in the Bharat Pakistan semi-final match at Mohali where he performed well sports ground also played in the finals of the World Cup.
He last played for India swish the 2011 tour of England.
He was appointed chimp Bowling coach for GMR Objective based owned Delhi Capitals en route for the 2025 IPL.