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KenyaWicketkeeper batter
Rakep Patel
- Age
- 37y 109d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm off break
- From
- Nairobi
- Age
- 37y 109d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm off break
- From
- Nairobi
Rakep Patel is a cricketer from Kenya who bats right-handed and can also bowl off-spin when needed. His first-class career began when he was just 17, turning out for Kenya Select XI against Westerns in the Logan Cup competition in Zimbabwe. In his early days he batted in the lower middle order, but he has since been promoted, with his job becoming to give the batting line-up a steadier base.
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August 2008 brought both of his international bows. He played his first T20I against Scotland and, within that same month, his first ODI against the Netherlands. In 2009 he withdrew from Kenya's Intercontinental Cup fixture against Canada following the death of his father, and the side's victory in that match was dedicated to his father's memory. Only a few months on, he struck 71 off a mere 29 balls in a 50-over contest against Uganda, an attacking knock that carried Kenya to victory.
His profile rose sharply in February 2010, when an innings of 92 against the Netherlands paved the way for a Kenyan win by six wickets. From that point he became a core member of the national squad.
Late in 2013, Collins Obuya was suspended for a short spell after a dispute with a team-mate, and Patel stepped in to lead Kenya during that period. When Obuya stepped down in December 2013, Cricket Kenya formally appointed Patel as captain.
Recent form
- Runs
- 561
- Inns
- 12
- Avg
- 56.10
- SR
- 83.2
- HS
- 91
- 4s / 6s
- 49 / 11
- 23KUW2 Oct
- 91PNG5 Oct
- 34JER21 Aug
- 52QAT24 Aug
- 57PNG27 Aug
- 15DEN31 Aug
- 57DEN21 Oct
- 42QAT24 Oct
- 7JER25 Oct
- 14KUW28 Oct
50 or morePlayer of the match* not out
