Smit Patel, a member of the Indian under-19 2012 World Cup-winning team, is looking forward to playing in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after officially saying goodbye to tournaments hosted by the Indian cricket board and moving to Arizona (US).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Patel would be hoping to make a mark for Barbados Tridents in the CPL in August before moving on to the Major League Cricket (MLC) in the USA and other franchise-based leagues across the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It's a new innings for me. Starting with the highs of the under-19 World Cup, then the frustration of not finding a place as a wicket-keeper and then moving four teams [Gujarat, Tripura, Goa, and Baroda] within India for opportunities. All this is bound to happen when there's stifling competition, so I've got no complaints," Patel told cricinfo.com<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I'm blessed to have played for India at a world event. So, I'm moving on with happy memories. All my paperwork with the BCCI [Board of Control for Cricket in India] is complete. I've sent in my retirement letter. So, the India chapter of my cricket career is over. If I return, it'll only be to train here for a month or so every year when it's snowing back in the US," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Patel admitted it was not easy to leave India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Having played for 12 years in India, to suddenly pack up and leave can be intimidating. But since my family was already here [USA], the decision was somewhat easier. Also signing up with MLC [for two years] was a surety that I'm part of a system here," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Patel was in the same squad as captain Unmukt Chand, Hanuma Vihari, and Sandeep Sharma, to name a few, which won the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, but he could not cement his place in the Gujarat team as skipper Parthiv Patel was the first-choice wicketkeeper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Patel scored a total of 3,278 first-class runs in 55 games, including 11 centuries and 14 half-centuries.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ex-india-u-19-cricketer-smit-patel-quits-bcci-system-moves-to-us-to-start-new-innings.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for Ex-India U-19 Cricketer Smit Patel Quits BCCI System, Moves To US To Start 'New In", "alt_title": "Smit Patel", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Ex-India U-19 Cricketer Smit Patel Quits BCCI System, Moves To US To Start 'New Innings' On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Smit Patel, a member of the Indian under-19 2012 World Cup-winning team, officially quits the BCCI system. ", "seo_keywords": "Caribbean Premier League, Smit Patel", "tag": "", "tagging": "Caribbean Premier League,Smit Patel,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "ex-india-u-19-cricketer-smit-patel-quits-bcci-system-moves-to-us-to-start-new-innings", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2221", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-06-01 11:35:55", "updated": "2021-06-01 11:35:55", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Smit Patel, CPL, Caribbean Premier League, BCCI, USA, U-19 World Cup", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "12", "jio_date": "2021-06-01 11:35:55", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-06-01 11:35:55", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ex-india-u-19-cricketer-smit-patel-quits-bcci-system-moves-to-us-to-start-new-innings-77087" }