Brijesh Pursuram Patel was born on 24 November in the year 1952, know more about the former India cricketer’s salary, net worth, biography, family, career, stats
Patel hails from Baroda in Gujarat. He will continue as the chairman of the IPL. In 2019, he assumed the post of IPL chairman or the first time.
Brijesh Patel domestic career
Brijesh Patel represented Karnataka team in the first-class cricket. He first came into the limelight as a student in Bishop Cotton Boys School in Bangalore. The right-hander went on to represent junior India team in Australia. He also captained his state team to may victories. The 69-year-old and Gundappa Vishwanath were one of the most formidable batting pair in there heydays. Patel has amassed 11000 runs in his first-class career with 37 hundreds.
Brijesh Patel international career, runs and stats
He couldn’t replicate his domestic performances as he averaged 29.45 in 21 Tests he played between 1974-1977. Brijesh amassed 972 runs with one hundred and five fifties. In ODI, he fared a little better with the bat as he scored 243 runs n 10 games. The right-hander averaged 30.37 with 82 runs as his best score. He last played for India in 1979 World Cup.
Post retirement
After retiring from the game, Brijesh Patel became cricket administrator. He was appointed as the Director of the National Cricket Academy. He served as the director till 2005 when he was replaced by Shivlal Yadav.
Yadav is also India’s ex-Test cricketer. Apart from this, Patel has also worked as Hon. Secretary of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). He was all set to become the 39th President of the BCCI. Current president, Sourav Ganguly was handed the responsibility out of the blue. Brijesh was then asked to serve as the chairperson of IPL in 2019.
Brijesh Patel Biography, Family, Net Worth, Family, Wife, Kids, Salary
His net worth stands at $1.5 million. His wife name is Toral Patel. His son’s name is Udit Patel and daughter’s name is Taryna Patel. Udit has played first-class cricket from 2003-2015 as a right-arm spin bowler. He has picked 68 wickets in 35 games. In List A career, he has 31 scalps in 31 games. He was also part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Social Media
Brijesh Patel hasn’t created any social media handles.
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