Munaf Patel, who celebrates his birthday on 12th July, was one of the fastest bowlers in India at one point in time. The two-time world cup winner's career was full of highs and lows, which eventually got cut short due to injuries. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
1) Patel was born in 1983 in the village of Ikhar, Gujarat, where not more than 10000 people reside. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
2) Patel belonged to a poor family because of which he had to quit playing cricket in his ninth class. During vacations, he used work in a tile factory where he would get Rs 35 per day for an eight-hour shift. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
3) Munaf Patel credits 'Yusuf Bhai' - a person from his locality, who took him to Baroda, bought him shoes, and enrolled the young fast bowler in a cricket club.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
4) The 20-year-old Munaf got spotted by Kiran More in his coaching academy. The raw pace of the youngster impressed the former wicket-keeper and he sent Patel to MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
5) While in Chennai, Munaf grabbed the attention of Australia's Steve Waugh and Dennis Lillee. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
6) Sachin Tendulkar was mighty impressed by Munaf Patel. Tendulkar had Patel sign a contract to play for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy. The fast bowler, who had never bowled for his home state - Gujarat, made his Ranji debut for Mumbai in late 2003. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
7) In 2004, Munaf Patel was sent to the Australian Institute of Sport for biomechanical analysis to improve his efficiency. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
8) Munaf eventually made his test debut in 2006 against England in Mohali. He finished the game with the figures of 7\/97. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
9) Munaf was the third-highest wicket-taker in India's successful 2011 World Cup campaign with 11 wickets. Patel was also part of the 2007 T20 World Cup team. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
10) Munaf Patel played 70 ODIs in which he took 86 wickets. In 69 first-class matches, Munaf took 192 wickets. His tally of 142 scalps in List-A cricket comes in 144 matches. <\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/07\/interesting-facts-trivia-about-munaf-patel-.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for Interesting Facts, Trivia About 'Ikhar Express' Munaf Patel ", "alt_title": "Munaf Patel ", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Happy Birthday Munaf Patel - Interesting Facts, Trivia About 'Ikhar Express' On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Interesting facts, trivia about Indian cricketer Munaf Patel, who celebrates his birthday today. ", "seo_keywords": "Today Cricketer Birthday, Munaf Patel", "tag": "", "tagging": "Today Cricketer Birthday,Munaf Patel,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "interesting-facts-trivia-about-munaf-patel", "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": "5728", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-07-12 10:25:21", "updated": "2021-07-12 10:25:21", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Munaf Patel, Munaf Patel Facts, Munaf Patel Birthday, Munaf Patel Trivia, Facts, Trivia, Munaf Patel Birthday", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "21", "jio_date": "2021-07-12 10:25:21", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-07-12 10:25:21", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-special\/interesting-facts-trivia-about-munaf-patel-79492" }