Rakep Patel
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Rakep Rajendra Patel is a Kenya
n international cricket
er. He made his lone performance for the Kenya Select
team in their inaugural season, and found himself called up to the national squad for their tour of Europe, including a tour of the Netherlands
and the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
. A product of the Nairobi Gymkhana Club
, he is primarily a batsman who plays right-handed, but also occasionally bowls leg spin
.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n international cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He made his lone performance for the Kenya Select
Kenya Select
Kenya Select are a cricket team which took part in the revamped Logan Cup for 2007. They are the only side to have taken part in the tournament from outside Zimbabwe and it is the first time that a Kenyan cricket team which was not the national side has played first class cricket.Captained by...
team in their inaugural season, and found himself called up to the national squad for their tour of Europe, including a tour of the Netherlands
Kenyan cricket team in the Netherlands in 2008
-Only ODI:...
and the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
-Group B:---------Semi-finals:-----Finals:---------External links:* from Cricinfo* from CricketArchive* from CricketEurope...
. A product of the Nairobi Gymkhana Club
Nairobi Gymkhana Club
Nairobi Gymkhana Club is a cricket ground and team in Nairobi, Kenya. It hosted two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The ground has a capacity of 7,000 people. It is located north of the central business district, but not far from it....
, he is primarily a batsman who plays right-handed, but also occasionally bowls leg spin
Leg spin
Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a wrist spin action, causing the ball to spin from right to left in the cricket pitch, at the point of delivery. When the ball bounces, the spin causes the ball to deviate sharply from right to left, that...
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