Ripal Vinubhai Patel (Cricketer) Biography, Age, Height, Cricket Career, Net Worth, Stats, IPL 2023, Records, Batting, Bowling Speed, T20 Ranking, Girlfriend, Family, Father, and More

Ripal Vinubhai Patel was born 28 September 1995 is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut on 24 September 2019, for Gujarat in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 November 2019, for Gujarat in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Career

In February 2021, Patel was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League. On 4 October 2021, he made his debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL), against Chennai Super Kings, during the 50th match of 2021 Indian Premier League. In February 2022, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

Ripal Patel IPL Career

It took Ripal quite sometime before he got selected for the IPL. He was not selected in the 2020 IPL auction. A major reason due to his non-selection was his poor domestic performance the previous year. He had tried to get selected for Rajasthan Royals too. But that too didn’t turn out great for him.

However, things changed after an impressive 2020 Syed Mushtaq Trophy. He was selected by Delhi Capitals for the 2021 IPL. He was bought for a fair price of 20 lakhs INR by the franchise.

Ripal made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut on 4th October 2021. He played his first match against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). It was the 50th match of the season.

In February 2022, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

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Some Interesting Facts About Ripal Patel

• Ripal Patel is an Indian cricketer, who plays as an all-rounder for Gujarat at a domestic level and Delhi capitals in the IPL 2021 season.
• Ripal Patel started his journey playing tennis ball cricket and eventually joining a cricket academy in Kheda district, Gujarat.
• Ripal Patel was clear in his mind that he wanted to become a cricketer from a young age. His family supported his decision and backed him.
• It was tough for Ripal Patel to develop and hone his cricketing skills due to the lack of sports infrastructure in his hometown Nadiad, Gujarat.
• In 2019, Ripal Patel made his List A debut in Vijay Hazare Trophy against Bengal scoring nine runs on his debut.
• Ripal Patel has played 11 T20 matches and scored 191 runs with an average of 31.83. His highest score in T20 innings is 41 runs at the domestic level.
• Ripal Patel during a match
• Ripal Patel during a match
• Ripal Patel still does not have a half-century to his name at the domestic level.
• His Gujarat teammate Axar Patel, who also trained under the same coach Vishwajeet Solanki, helped him in developing his game to another level. Ripil Patel always seems pretty thankful to Axar Patel for his contribution to his game.
• Ripal Patel And Axar Patel with their coach
• Ripal Patel And Axar Patel with their coach
• Ripal Patel failed to get listed in the player auction of the IPL 2020 season due to his poor performance domestically in 2019. Ripil Patel also trialed for Rajasthan Royals but it didn’t work out for him.
• Ripal Patel’s impressive performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy against Chhattisgarh brought him into the limelight, where he scored 30 runs of an over.
• In 2021, Ripal Patel was bought by Delhi capitals for 20 lakh INR ahead of IPL. It would be a great learning curve for him to be surrounded by great players such as Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Chris Woakes.

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