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Full name Rakesh Bhanuprasad Patel
Born October 23, 1978, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Current age 29 years 310 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
0
6
14
0
List A
28
15
4
141
26
12.81
0
0
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
13536
6670
234
7/43
28.50
2.95
57.8
11
0
List A
28
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
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)
