Munaf Patel

Munaf Patel

Personal information
Born	(1983-07-12) 12 July 1983 (age 33) Ikhar, Gujarat, India
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India
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	3 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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003/04–2004/05	Mumbai
2005/06–2008/09	Maharashtra
2008/09–present	Baroda
2008–2010	Rajasthan Royals
2011-2013	Mumbai Indians (#13)
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC List A Matches 13 70 53 111 Runs scored 60 74 611 166 Batting average 7.50 6.72 15.27 7.54 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 15* 15 78 28 Balls bowled 2,658 2,988 9,664 5,171 Wickets 35 86 192 142 Bowling average 38.54 28.86 23.85 28.21 5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 1 n/a Best bowling 4/25 4/29 6/50 4/21 Catches/stumpings 6/– 11/– 13/– 27/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 13 July 2011

Munaf Musa Patel (born 12 July 1983, Ikhar, Gujarat, India) is an Indian cricketer who has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team.

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 the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai by the Indian chairman of selectors Kiran More. There he attracted the attention of visiting Australian captain Steve Waugh, and the director Dennis Lillee, a former Australian fast bowler, with his raw pace. With the backing of Sachin Tendulkar, he was signed by Mumbai in a transfer deal, in late 2003, without ever representing his native Gujarat.

In 2004, he struggled with injuries, and was criticised by India A coach Sandeep Patil, who believed that he had a mental problem dealing with his injuries. He was also sent to Australian 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 against England 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 in Mohali, when he made his Test debut. Patel recorded the figures of 7/97 on debut, including 4/25 in the second innings and demonstrated an ability to swing the ball in both directions.