
Monank Patel
Indian-American cricketer
Date of Birth | : | 01 May, 1993 (Age 32) |
Place of Birth | : | Anand, India |
Profession | : | Cricket Player |
Nationality | : | American, Indian |
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Monank Dilipbhai Patel (মোনাংক প্যাটেল) is an Indian-American cricketer and the captain of the United States national cricket team. He has played for the United States since 2018 as a right-handed top-order batsman and wicket-keeper.
Early life
Patel, son of Dilipbhai Patel, was born on May 1, 1993, in Anand, Gujarat, India. He played for Gujarat at the under-16 and under-18 levels. Patel received a green card in 2010 and moved to the United States permanently in 2016 to open a restaurant, settling in New Jersey.
International career
In August 2018, he was named in the United States squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament in Morrisville, North Carolina. He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 208 runs in six matches.
In October 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies. He made his List A debut for the United States against Combined Campuses and Colleges on October 6, 2018. On October 22, in the match against Jamaica, Patel scored the first century by an American batsman in the tournament. He finished as the leading run-scorer for the United States in the competition, with 290 runs in seven matches.
Later the same month, he was named in the United States squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. Ahead of the tournament, he was named as the player to watch in the United States' squad. In the United States' opening match of the tournament, against Uganda, he scored 107 runs.
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