Monica Patel is an Indian cricketer, known for being selected for the Gujarat Giants for the 2023 Women’s Premier League (Cricket). She is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium pacer.
Wiki/Biography
Monica Chhelaram Patel was born on Monday, April 26, 1999 in Bangalore, Karnataka (age 24; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Taurus. She was born into a family in Rajasthan and moved to Bangalore with her family when she was young. When she was a child, she began playing cricket with her brothers in their colony. She used to always bat and never liked bowling. Neighbors saw her skills and suggested that her family give her professional training. She started training at a local cricket club and on her first day at the club, she took the wicket of a senior student and received high praise from the coach. Her coach suggested she become a bowler, but she made it clear to him that she wanted to pursue a career in batting. Later, he asked her to try everything and become an all-rounder.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about her parents and siblings.
Profession
domestic cricket
She was part of the Karnataka women’s team before making her international debut. She took 6 wickets in the 2018-2019 Senior One-Day Championship. In 2019, she took four wickets in the same tournament but it was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and she returned home in the tournament. In January 2021, she participated in the Falcon Sports Club Golden Jubilee T-20 tournament and took three wickets.
international cricket
In March 2021, she got a call and was selected in the Indian team for the series against South Africa. She made her ODI debut against South Africa in Lucknow on March 7, 2021. On February 13, 2023, she was purchased by Gujarat Giants for Rs. 30 Lakhs to be auctioned in WPL Auction 2023. The Women’s Super League will begin on March 4, 2023 at the DY Patil Stadium with the first match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians.
Facts/Trivia
- She said in an interview that she did not take cricket seriously before Karnataka made their Under-19 debut.
- When she joined the U-19 team in 2015, she was not included in the match squad because there were other bowlers in the team who were better than her.
- In an interview, she talked about being a left-arm pacer and said;
We had advantages from different angles, getting the ball into the right hand. There are very few left-arm pacemakers worldwide. I don’t feel like there’s anything lucky there, but there’s always an advantage in that sense. “
- In an interview, she said about her inclusion in the Indian team:
There are many seniors in the team. I want to learn from them and gain experience which will help me grow as a cricketer. But yeah, whenever I get an opportunity, I want to deliver, make sure I bowl fast and do my best. “
- During the competition, she played her first game and was very nervous. She said in an interview that she felt uneasy on the court. In the first game, she shot four and scored twenty points, so she was not selected for the team in the next three games. She competed in the last game and performed better.
- According to her, she finds the performance in international cricket different from domestic cricket as there are less opportunities to make mistakes there.
- In 2022, she played for the IPL team Supernovas.
Categories: Biography
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