Munaf Patel Biography

Munaf Patel Biography | Munaf Patel Profile Munaf Patel Profile Few medium-pacers had generated as much hype before bowling a ball in first-class, let alone international cricket as Munaf Musa Patel, the young boy from the little town of Ikhar in Bahruch, Gujarat did in early 2003. Kiran More, now chairman of selectors, had seen him bowl in the nets and sent him straight to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai to train under TA Sekhar and Dennis Lillee. Soon he was being hailed as the fastest man in Indian cricket. Then, even as Baroda and Gujarat vied for his services, Munaf Patel chose Mumbai, after Sachin Tendulkar had taken special interest in him and had a word with the authorities in the Mumbai Cricket Association. Even then Patel's first-class career was anything but smooth as he spent more time recovering from various injuries than actually playing. Munaf Patel Personal Information Full Name : Munaf Patel Born : July 12, 1983 Birth Place : Ikhar, Gujarat Batting style : Right-hand bat Bowling style : Right-arm medium-fast Role : Bowler Debut : Test : India Vs England at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh - Mar 09, 2006 ODI : India Vs England at Nehru Stadium (Fatorda Stadium), Margao - Goa - Apr 03, 2006 T20 : India Vs South Africa at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban - Jan 09, 2011 Strongly built though not overly tall, a wild mane flowing behind him as he bustles up to the bowling crease, gathering momentum before releasing the ball with a windmill-whirl of hands, Patel's priority is to bowl quick. And it was this that first caught the eye about three years ago. Now he has added reverse swing to his repertoire and has troubled batsmen with a well-directed yorker. After plenty of speculation and close calls he finally received a call from the national selection panel for the second Test against England in March 2006, after an impressive performance for the Board President's XI saw him pick up 10 English wickets for 91 runs. Things just got better a couple of weeks later against England at Mohali when he ended with 7 for 97, the best performance by an Indian fast bowler on Test debut. A consistent series against West Indies later that year meant he had established himself as a regular member of the side. Then came the lull as Munaf, like most of India's new crop of fast bowlers, began to fade away after a good start. He lost pace at an alarming rate, and seemed intent on rebranding himself as back-up seamer as opposed to pace spearhead. Munaf Patel soon lost his place in the Test side, and despite a handful of average ODI performances, was a left-field selection for the New Zealand tour in 2009. He did a reasonable job in India's win in Hamilton, but a schedule packed with the occasional home Test in between ODIs and Twenty20s meant he rarely stayed in the radar for long. Injuries to Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth in the lead-up to the Sri Lanka tour in 2010 gave him another opportunity to impress.   Fast Facts As of December 2010, Munaf’s 7/97 in his first Test against England are the best figures for an Indian fast bowler on debut. AP Entertainment News, entertainment, entertainment news, Munaf Patel biography, Munaf Patel information, Munaf Patel profile, profile of Munaf Patel, Munaf Patel age, Munaf Patel bio, Munaf Patel cricketer, cricketer Munaf Patel, wallpaper of Munaf Patel, wallpapers of Munaf Patel, Munaf Patel family, images of Munaf Patel, Munaf Patel photo, indian cricketers biography, indian cricketers profile, ODI, T20, Test, records, Munaf Patel records in cricket,h2h,h2hworld,h2hhelp.