Profile
Munaf Patel's tale is similar to a breed of Indian bowlers such as Sreesanth, Balaji and RP Singh who also broke through the Indian ranks with the same amount of experience backing them as this lad did. Blessed with raw pace, injuries forced him to reorder his motives to become a more all-round bowler with variation.
Yet, it was that pace which saw Patel lauded much before his international debut. When it did arrive, against England in 2006 in a Test at Mohali, it created history. He added supplementary feathers in his cap following a successful Caribbean tour the same year, by which time Patel started to make inroads into a permanent slot. Best ODI figures against Sri Lanka in 2007 further added up to a place in India's bowling attack for the 2007 World Cup. Despite the team's failure in the tournament, Patel kept his place in the ODI team until 2008 after which injuries started to hamper the fast bowler.
He continued to remain in and around the fringes in a pace attack where change is the only constant! He was an active member of the World Cup winning Indian side in 2011 and made a notable contribution to the team’s epic victory by taking wickets on regular occasions. Yet, people still eagerly await the complete realization of Patel's promise in an Indian team that itself has finally started to deliver more often than flatter.
Fast Facts
- Munaf Patel made an impressive Test debut with notable figures of 7 for 97 at Mohali against England.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
13 |
14 |
60 |
6 |
7.5 |
42.25 |
0 |
0 |
15* |
| ODI |
70 |
27 |
74 |
16 |
6.72 |
66.07 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
| T20 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| IPL |
61 |
14 |
39 |
9 |
7.8 |
97.5 |
0 |
0 |
23* |
| CLT20 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
13 |
25 |
2658 |
1349 |
35 |
4/25 |
/ |
38.54 |
3.04 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
| ODI |
70 |
67 |
3154 |
2603 |
86 |
4/29 |
/ |
30.26 |
4.95 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
92 |
| T20 |
3 |
3 |
60 |
86 |
4 |
2/25 |
/ |
21.5 |
8.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| IPL |
61 |
61 |
1313 |
1641 |
73 |
5/21 |
/ |
22.47 |
7.49 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
27 |
| CLT20 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
17 |
2 |
2/17 |
/ |
8.5 |
4.25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
11 |
0 |
6 |
| IPL |
15 |
0 |
1 |
| CLT20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2006-2011
- ODI:
- 2006-2011
- T20:
- 2011-2011
- IPL:
- 2008-2013
- CLT20:
- 2012-2012
- Test
-
- Debut:
- India Vs England at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh - Mar 09, 2006
- Last played:
- India Vs West Indies at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica - Jul 06, 2011
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- India Vs England at Nehru Stadium (Fatorda Stadium), Margao - Goa - Apr 03, 2006
- Last played:
- India Vs England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff - Sep 16, 2011
- T20
-
- Debut:
- India Vs South Africa at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban - Jan 09, 2011
- Last played:
- India Vs England at Old Trafford, Manchester - Aug 31, 2011
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Rajasthan Vs Delhi at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Apr 19, 2008
- Last played:
- Mumbai Vs Chennai at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - May 21, 2013
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Mumbai Vs Sydney Sixers at Kingsmead, Durban - Oct 22, 2012
- Last played:
- Mumbai Vs Sydney Sixers at Kingsmead, Durban - Oct 22, 2012
