Jeetan

Patel

New Zealand
Bowler

About Jeetan Patel

Name
Jeetan Patel
Born
May 07, 1980 (44 years)
Birth Place
New Zealand
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed
Bowling Style
Off break

In the few opportunities that he has been presented with, Jeetan Patel has shown enough pedigree to hold his own against the finest, but the presence of the wily Daniel Vettori has meant that he will have to play the role of ‘best man’ to the Kiwi spinning ace for the time being.

Patel made a captivating domestic debut for Wellington in 1999 with match figures of 5-145 but thereafter his career lacked direction. It was only in the 2004-05 season where he picked up 26 wickets, that he started showing signs of his talent. His 6-32 against Otago on the backing of a good English county season got him the then coach John Bracewell’s attention. He was consequently granted an ODI debut against Zimbabwe in late 2005. A stifling spell against Sri Lanka at Wellington followed by a respectable West Indies series earned him his first Test cap against South Africa in 2006. He was also part of New Zealand’s 2007 World Cup squad.

A bowler who is not afraid to give the ball air, Patel’s ability to hold one end up combined with his acrobatic fielding and his decent batting skills make him a very handy player for New Zealand.


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ICC Ranking

# 60
Test
# 0
ODI
# 0
T20I

Career Stats

Batting
Bowling
Batter
Test
ODI
T20I
Domestic-Firstclass
Matches
24
43
11
233
Innings
38
15
4
302
Runs
381
95
9
5581
Highest Score
47
34
5
120
SR
51.00
58.00
64.00
68.00
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Team Played For

New Zealand
New Zealand
NZ Academy
NZ Academy
North Island
North Island
New Zealand A
New Zealand A
New Zealand Inv XI
New Zealand Inv XI
Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Wellington
Wellington
New Zealand XI
New Zealand XI