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Jeetan Patel

Patel in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Jeetan Shashi Patel
Born	(1980-05-07) 7 May 1980 (age 45) Wellington, New Zealand
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	New Zealand (2005–2017)
Test debut (cap 233)	27 April 2006 v South Africa
Last Test	25 March 2017 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 142)	31 August 2005 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	24 May 2017 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.	39
T20I debut (cap 16)	21 October 2005 v South Africa
Last T20I	28 December 2008 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	39
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999–2020	Wellington
2009–2020	Warwickshire (squad no. 5)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 24 43 293 231 Runs scored 381 95 6,695 836 Batting average 12.70 13.57 21.38 9.95 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 3/28 0/1 Top score 47 34 120 50 Balls bowled 5,833 2,014 61,003 11,229 Wickets 65 49 892 288 Bowling average 47.35 34.51 32.77 30.37 5 wickets in innings 1 0 38 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 7 0 Best bowling 5/110 3/11 8/36 5/43 Catches/stumpings 13/– 13/– 156/– 96/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 August 2020

Jeetan Shashi Patel was born on May 7, 1980. He is a former international cricketer from New Zealand. He was a right-arm off spin bowler. Jeetan played for Wellington in New Zealand. He also played for Warwickshire in England. Today, he works as the spin bowling coach for the England cricket team.

From 2005 to 2013, Patel played for New Zealand in all three types of international cricket matches. In 2014, he decided to focus on playing for his county team instead. He was named the most valuable player twice by England's Professional Cricketers' Association. In 2015, Wisden chose him as one of their five cricketers of the year. He returned to the New Zealand team in 2016. This happened when Mark Craig was injured during a tour to India. Jeetan retired from international cricket on June 21, 2017.

Early Life and Cricket Start

Jeetan Patel grew up in Wellington, New Zealand. His family has roots in Navsari, Gujarat, India.

Starting Young

Jeetan was seen as a promising player very early on. He played cricket for different age groups in Wellington. These included under 15, under 17, and under 19 teams. In 1999, he played for the New Zealand Cricket Academy. This was a one-day match against England A. He made his debut for Wellington early in 2000. In that first game, he took five wickets.

Playing for Clubs

In 2004, Jeetan played for Buckingham Town Cricket Club in England. He made a big impact on their first team. He also helped young players in local development programs. Patel was the first player in 20 years to take 50 league wickets for the club. He was also the first player from that club to play international cricket.

Success in New Zealand

Back in New Zealand, Patel improved steadily as a bowler. During the 2004–05 season, he took 26 first-class wickets. He played two one-day matches against South Africa A. He also played for the North Island team. In 2005, he played for the New Zealand Academy.

Later that season, he toured Sri Lanka with New Zealand A. He played in a special tournament there. In June 2018, he signed a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season. He was the top wicket-taker for Wellington in the 2018–19 Super Smash. He took eleven wickets in nine matches.

International Cricket Journey

Patel was part of the 2005 New Zealand team that toured Zimbabwe. He made his debut as a supersub in the fourth One Day International (ODI). This meant he was a full team member even if he didn't bat. He replaced Craig McMillan and took 1 wicket for 47 runs.

Early International Matches

He joined the New Zealand team again for their short tour of South Africa in 2005. He made his international Twenty20 debut there. He was named Man of the Match, taking 3 wickets for 20 runs. He also played as a supersub in an ODI against the Proteas.

Patel's first international match at home was in 2005–06. It was the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka. He was named Man of the Match. He took 2 wickets for 23 runs, which was very economical.

His Test debut was against South Africa in 2006. New Zealand's coach, John Bracewell, called him a "long term investment." Even though he was a regular in the Test squad, he didn't play another Test match until 2008. This was because Daniel Vettori was the main spinner.

Rising and Stepping Back

Patel was a regular player in the ODI and Twenty20 teams. The year 2007 was his busiest, with 20 international games. By the end of 2008, his New Zealand career had reached a high point. He played 13 international matches that year. His last Twenty20 match for New Zealand was in December 2008. He did not play for his country as often after that.

Patel also shares a record for taking the most catches as a substitute fielder. He took 2 catches in a Twenty20 International game. He was the first substitute fielder to do this in 2007.

Unexpected Return

Patel made an unexpected return to the national team in 2016. This was due to his great season with Warwickshire. Also, Daniel Vettori was injured. He was chosen over another spinner, Tarun Nethula. He took seven wickets in the series.

Patel stayed with the team for two Tests in Sri Lanka in November. He took 4 wickets and scored 37 runs. He then played two Tests in South Africa in January 2013. His last Test match was in Port Elizabeth.

In 2016, during New Zealand's tour to India, Mark Craig got injured. Patel was called in as his replacement. He thought it might be his last chance to play for his country. In December 2016, Patel and Matt Henry replaced Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson.

In 2017, Patel and Mitchell Santner made history. They were the first pair of spinners to start an ODI match by opening the bowling. This happened in the 4th ODI against South Africa. In April 2017, Patel was chosen for New Zealand's squad for the 2017 Champions Trophy.

County Cricket Career

In 2009, Patel joined the English county cricket team Warwickshire. In his first game against Yorkshire, he scored 120 runs. This was his first century in first-class cricket. It was also a record for a Warwickshire number 10 batsman. He shared a 200-run partnership with Jonathan Trott. He played his last ODI in October 2009.

In 2010, Patel played three Tests against different teams. He returned to Warwickshire in 2011 and did very well. Against Sussex in July, he took 10 wickets for 163 runs. This was his first time taking 10 wickets in a first-class match.

In 2012, Patel's long time playing for Warwickshire helped them win the 2012 County Championship. He was good with both bowling and batting. In August, he was called back to the New Zealand Test team. This was for their 2012 tour of India.

Focusing on County Cricket

Patel continued his success with Warwickshire in 2013 and 2014. He took 52 first-class wickets in 2013 and 59 in 2014. He also kept playing regularly for Wellington. In 2014, he turned down a chance to play for New Zealand. He wanted to focus on his contract with Warwickshire.

His 2014 county season was his best. He was the only player to take over 100 wickets across all match types. He also won the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award. He was the top bowler in the 2014 Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2014 NatWest t20 Blast. Warwickshire then gave him a new two-year contract. In 2015, Patel was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2014.

In September 2015, Patel took over 50 wickets in the County Championship again. This was his fourth year in a row. He finished seventh in the competition for wicket-takers. He was also named in the Professional Cricketers' Association Team of the Year. The next year, he was the top wicket-taker in County cricket with 69 wickets. He was again named the season's Most Valuable Player.

Coaching Career

Jeetan Patel now works as the spin bowling coach for the England cricket team.