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Rakesh Patel
India
Player profile
Full name Rakesh Bhanuprasad Patel
Born October 23, 1978, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Current age 29 years 270 days
Major teams Ahmedabad Rockets, Baroda, Gujarat
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| First-class |
67 |
93 |
13 |
1481 |
69* |
18.51 |
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0 |
6 |
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14 |
0 |
| List A |
28 |
15 |
4 |
141 |
26 |
12.81 |
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0 |
0 |
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5 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1* |
- |
2 |
50.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| First-class |
67 |
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13536 |
6670 |
234 |
7/43 |
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28.50 |
2.95 |
57.8 |
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11 |
0 |
| List A |
28 |
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1465 |
1161 |
49 |
6/33 |
6/33 |
23.69 |
4.75 |
29.8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
2 |
2 |
41 |
34 |
4 |
3/24 |
3/24 |
8.50 |
4.97 |
10.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| First-class debut |
1998/99 |
| Last First-class |
Baroda v Mumbai at Vadodara, Jan 23-25, 2007 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1998/99 |
| Last List A |
North Zone v West Zone at Mumbai (BS), Mar 4, 2007 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Baroda v Mumbai at Mumbai, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Baroda v Gujarat at Mumbai, Apr 5, 2007 scorecard |
Rakesh Patel is one of those workhorse fast-medium bowlers in India who have come close to representing the national side but been ignored after missing out on a place in the final XI. In 2002-03, Patel was selected for the ODIs in New Zealand; he sat out the tour and hasn't made the Indian team on merit ever since.
Patel, born in a south Gujarat village, began his first-class career with Gujarat before moving on to neighbouring Baroda. A strong, tall bowler, he has the ability to hit the 135kmph mark consistently when in his stride. His ability to bowl long spells is legendary among Ranji players. Although not a big star himself, the youngsters look up to him. Since the New Zealand tour, he has settled down in his role as a pace spearhead for Baroda - his more illustrious team-mates have rarely been present: Irfan Pathan spent a long time on national duty and Zaheer shifted to Mumbai. In 2006-07, while playing in the second division league in Liverpool, he was called up by the Indian side as cover when a virus swept through the team during an ODI series in Ireland and Scotland.
Sidharth Monga (June 2007)
Mar 7, 2001 |
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Rakesh Patel's middle stump is uprooted by Colin Miller
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Feb 14, 2001 |
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Agarkar bowls Rakesh Patel for a duck
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Nov 7, 2000 |
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Rakesh Patel giving catch practice to Sodhi, Doru and Gambhir
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