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“He is quite similar to Bravo”- Irfan Pathan wants Harshal Patel in India’s T20 World Cup team

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Harshal Patel

Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Irfan Pathan has heaped praise on the country’s rising star Harshal Patel. Pathan opined that Patel deserves to play for the Indian cricket team in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 because of his consistent performances over the last one year for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Team India.

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Harshal Patel had been playing domestic cricket for quite some time, but he came into the spotlight last year when he won the Purple Cap and the Most Valuable Player award in IPL 2021. Patel played an integral role in the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s journey to the playoffs during the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.

Soon after, Patel made his international debut and is now a regular member of the Indian T20I squad. Currently, he is playing for the country in their ongoing five-match T20I series against the South African cricket team. The right-arm fast-medium bowler scalped four wickets in yesterday’s match in Vizag.

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Irfan Pathan compared Harshal Patel with Dwayne Bravo because of his variations

During a discussion on Star Sports, Irfan Pathan spoke about the talent possessed by Harshal Patel and mentioned that he finds him similar to Dwayne Bravo. Here’s what Pathan had to say:

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“The control he has, which is great. He is quite similar to Bravo when it comes to variations because sometimes when you go for runs with the slower ones as well, he doesn’t change his pace, he just changes his line or length. That is why he has been very very successful. He is very sure about his ability.”

The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 is still a few months away. Before that, the Indian cricket team will play T20Is against West Indies, Ireland, England and Australia besides participating in the Asia Cup T20 tournament later this year.