Monica Patel is an Indian cricketer who is best known for being selected in the Gujarat Giants squad for the Women’s Premier League (Cricket) in 2023. She is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium fast bowler.
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Wiki/Biography
Monica Chhelaram Patel was born on Monday, 26 April 1999 (age 24 years; as in 2023) in Bangalore, Karnataka. His zodiac sign is Taurus. She was born in a Rajasthani family and moved to Bengaluru with her family when she was young. When she was a child, she started playing cricket with her brother in their colony. She always batted and never liked bowling. When her neighbors saw her skills, they suggested her family to provide her with professional training. He started training at a local cricket club and on his first day at the club, he took the wicket of a senior and received much praise from his coach. Her coach suggested her to become a bowler, but she clearly told him that she wanted to bat. Later, he asked him to try everything to become an all-rounder.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about her parents and siblings.
livelihood
domestic cricket
Before her international debut, she was a part of the Karnataka women’s team. He took six wickets in the 2018–2019 senior one-day tournament. In 2019, she took four wickets in the same tournament, but she returned home midway through the tournament as it was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2021, he played in the Falcons Sports Club Golden Jubilee T-20 tournament where he took three wickets.
international cricket
In March 2021, he received a call that he had been selected in the Indian team for the series against South Africa. He made his ODI debut on 7 March 2021 against South Africa in Lucknow. On 13 February 2023, Gujarat Giants bought him for Rs. 30 lakh in WPL auction 2023. The Women’s Premier League will begin on March 4, 2023, at the DY Patil Stadium and the first match will be between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In an interview, he had said that he had not played cricket seriously until he made his Under-19 debut for the Karnataka team.
- In 2015, when she was part of the Under-19 team, she was not in the playing team as there were other bowlers in the team who were performing better than her.
- In an interview he talked about being a left arm fast bowler and said,
Getting the ball into the right hand from different angles gives us an advantage. There are very few left arm fast bowlers around the world. I don’t feel lucky there, but in that sense it’s always beneficial.”
- In an interview he talked about his selection in the Indian team and said,
There are many senior players in the team. I want to learn from him, gain experience, which will help me develop as a cricketer. But yes, whenever I get a chance, I want to perform well, make sure I bowl fast and give my best.
- She played her first match during the tournament and was very nervous about it. In an interview he had said that he used to feel butterflies in his stomach on the field. In the first match, she bowled four overs and gave away twenty runs, due to which she was not a part of the team in the next three matches. He played the final match and performed better.
- According to her, she considers performance in international cricket to be different from domestic cricket because there is less chance of making mistakes there.
- In 2022, she played for the IPL team Supernovas.
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