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(born
1952-11-24 in
Baroda ,
Gujarat ) and brought up in Bangalore is an
India n
Cricket er who played for the
Indian National Cricket Team as a right-handed
Batsman from
1974 until
1979 .
B.P. Patel played in 21
Test Matches from 1974 to
1977 , and sustained a
Batting Average of 29.45. He was also a bowler, but was never asked to deliver his right-arm
Off Break s for his national team. His highest Test score was 115
Not Out .
Though his international cricketing career did not sparkle, he is considered as one of the great cricketers of Indian domestic circuit with 37 hundreds and over 11000 runs. His talents first became evident as a student in
Bishop Cotton Boys School ,
Bangalore , and he represented his country in a junior team that travelled to
Australia . Through out his career, he represented Karnataka state and captained the team to many victories. Together with
Gundappa Vishwanath , they formed a formidable batting pair feared by every bowler in the country at that time.
He has scored the highest number of centuries in Ranji cricket (the highest level of domestic cricket) and earned the unofficial title "Ranji Raja" (King of Ranji). A stylish right hand batsman, he was unfortunate to miss the "helmet" era of cricket, while less talented batsman of later days took advantage of this
added protection and did better in batting averages.
He was an excellent fielder normally covering areas around cover and point.
He is currently chairman of the
National Cricket Academy in India.
