Monank Patel
Personal information
Born (1993-05-01) May 1, 1993 (age 30)
Anand, Gujarat, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 21)27 April 2019 v PNG
Last ODI18 June 2023 v Nepal
ODI shirt no.1
T20I debut (cap 7)15 March 2019 v UAE
Last T20I15 July 2022 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023-presentMI New York
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA
Matches 39 16 44
Runs scored 1294 164 1,470
Batting average 38.66 14.90 36.75
100s/50s 2/3 0/0 3/7
Top score 130 30 130
Catches/stumpings 18/0 8/8 24/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 November 2022

Monank Patel (born May 1, 1993) is an Indian-born American cricketer and the captain of the United States national cricket team.[1] He has played for the United States since 2018 as a right-handed top-order batsman and wicket-keeper.

Personal life

Patel was born on May 1, 1993, in Anand, Gujarat, India. He played for Gujarat at the under-16 and under-18 levels.[1] Patel received a green card in 2010 and moved to the United States permanently in 2016, settling in New Jersey.[2]

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.[3] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 208 runs in six matches.[4]

In October 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[5] He made his List A debut for the United States against Combined Campuses and Colleges on October 6, 2018.[6] On October 22, in the match against Jamaica, Patel scored the first century by an American batsman in the tournament.[7] He finished as the leading run-scorer for the United States in the competition, with 290 runs in seven matches.[8]

Later the same month, he was named in the United States squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[9] Ahead of the tournament, he was named as the player to watch in the United States' squad.[10] In the United States' opening match of the tournament, against Uganda, he scored 107 runs.[11][12]

In February 2019, he was named in the United States Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates.[13][14] The matches were the first T20I fixtures to be played by the United States cricket team.[15] He made his T20I debut for the United States against the United Arab Emirates on 15 March 2019.[16]

In April 2019, he was named in the United States cricket team's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[17] The United States finished in the top four places in the tournament, which led to them gaining the One Day International (ODI) status.[18] Patel made his ODI debut for the United States on 27 April 2019, against Papua New Guinea, in the tournament's third-place playoff.[19]

In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the United States cricket team, ahead of the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Bermuda.[20] The following month, he was one of five players to sign a 12-month central contract with USA Cricket.[21] In August 2019, he was named in the United States squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[22]

In November 2019, Patel was named in the United States squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[23] He was the leading run-scorer for the United States in the tournament, with 230 runs in eight matches.[24] In June 2021, he was selected for the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[25]

In August 2021, Patel was named in the United States squad for the 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[26] In the opening match of the series, Patel scored his first century in ODI cricket.[27]

In October 2021, he was named as the captain of the American squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b "Monank Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Coaching kids, training indoors, USA's Indian origin cricket captain Monank gets ready for bigger battles". Times of India. May 16, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Team USA Squad Selected for ICC World T20 Americas' Qualifier". USA Cricket. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Americas Sub Regional Qualifier A, 2018: Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Khaleel sacked, Netravalkar named captain for USA's Super50 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Group B, Super50 Cup at Cave Hill, Oct 6 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "USA finish Super 50 on high with stunning win over Jamaica". USA Cricket. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  8. ^ "Super50 Cup, 2018/19 - United States: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  9. ^ "Hayden Walsh Jr, Aaron Jones in USA squad for WCL Division Three". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "Everything you need to know about WCL Division Three". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "3rd Match, ICC World Cricket League Division Three at Al Amarat, Nov 10 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "Oman makes it two from two while USA opens with victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  13. ^ "Xavier Marshall recalled for USA's T20I tour of UAE". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  14. ^ "Team USA squad announced for historic Dubai tour". USA Cricket. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  15. ^ "USA name squad for first-ever T20I". International Cricket Council. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  16. ^ "1st T20I, United States of America tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Mar 15 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  17. ^ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  18. ^ "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "3rd Place Playoff, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  20. ^ "Former SA pacer Rusty Theron named in USA squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  21. ^ "Five USA players get 12-month contracts; three pull out of Global T20 Canada". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  22. ^ "Team USA Squad Announced for ICC T20 World Cup Americas' Regional Final". USA Cricket. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  23. ^ "Team USA Men's Squad Announced for return to Cricket West Indies Super50 tournament". USA Cricket. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  24. ^ "Super50 Cup, 2019/20 - United States: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  25. ^ "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  26. ^ "Former Guyana batter Gajanand Singh earns USA call-up as part of revamped squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  27. ^ "Kushal Bhurtel and Rohit Paudel carry Nepal to World Cup qualifying success over USA". The National. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  28. ^ "Team USA Men's Squad Named for T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Antigua". USA Cricket. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

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