Munaf Patel

...the Test. The muggy, overcast conditions should also help James Anderson to swing the ball. The absence of the injured Ryan Sidebottom and a rehabilitating Stuart Broad means that England will give a Test debut to either Amjad Khan or Graeme Swann. And with...

...V.V.S. Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Subramaniam Badrinath, Murali Vijay, Munaf Patel and Pragyan Ojha. England: Kevin Pietersen (captain/wicketkeeper), Andrew Strauss, Alistair Cook, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood,...

...mentor's role for youngsters like Ishant Sharma and the result is showing. With both Zaheer and Ishant breathing fire, Munaf Patel hardly got chance but still managed to impress all with his cerebral approach in the ODI series against England. The spin department,...

...centurion, and Gautam Gambhir were in ominous form. The experience of Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and V V S Laxman, with the inspirational leadership of cool-headed Dhoni, poses a formidable challenge to the Englishmen. Zaheer Khan and Ishant...

...before it was called off following the terror attacks in Mumbai. Tamil Nadu batsmen S Badrinath and Murali Vijay, paceman Munaf Patel and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who are part of the 15-member squad, have been left out for the first Test beginning at...

...listening more than talking, taking the time to understand their mindset. The rehabilitation of the temperamental Munaf Patel is a case in point. In fact, a large share of the credit for the Dhoni-Kirsten chemistry goes to the base that was laid by Robin and...

...on Yuvraj to perform and book his berth in the Indian Test team. Tamil Nadu batsmen S Badrinath and Murali Vijay, paceman Munaf Patel and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who are part of the 15-member squad, have been left out for the first Test beginning at...

...and the bowlers in the team have been doing exceptionally well. Amongst the pacers, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel have performed well so far and if Sreesanth has to make it to the national side he will have to prove himself better than all of...

...Badrinath are missing from the visitor batting line-up while the home side go into the four-day match without strike bowler Munaf Patel. Tamil Nadu coach W.V. Raman will bank on skipper Dinesh Karthik, openers Arun Karthik and Abhinav Mukund and middle-order...

...Pathan, Munaf Patel and Suresh Raina have also moved up from Grade C (Rs 25 lakh) to Grade B. While Ajit Agarkar and Ramesh Powar no longer figure on the new list of 37 players, a notable drop is that of fast bowler S Sreesanth, who slipped from Group B to...