English cricketer
Rishi Ketan Patel (born 26 July 1998) is an English cricketer .[ 1] He has played for Essex's Second XI side, and signed a professional contract with Essex in 2018.[ 2] [ 3] He made his first-class debut on 26 March 2019, for Cambridge MCCU against Essex , as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures .[ 4] He made his List A debut on 28 April 2019, for Essex in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup .[ 5] In October 2020, he was signed by Leicestershire County Cricket Club on a three-year deal.[ 6] Patel made his Twenty20 debut on 10 June 2021, for Leicestershire in the 2021 T20 Blast .[ 7]
On 9 April 2023, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket,[ 8] leading Leicestershire to defeat Yorkshire for the first time since 1910 by three wickets.[ 9]
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