Harshal Patel (born 23 November 1990) is an Indian cricketer who has played for the country's national team in Twenty20 internationals (T20I).
A right-arm medium pace bowler who bats right-handed, Patel made his T20I debut against New Zealand on 19 November 2021.
A right-arm seamer with an effective slow ball, Patel took 23 wickets at an impressive average of in the 2008-09 Under-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy.
Harshal's family had planned to move to USA, but his brother Tapan Patel saw to it that he stayed on in India for the sake of his cricket.
Ignored by the Gujarat selectors for the first-class side, Harshal moved to Haryana and made an immediate impact in his debut Ranji Trophy season in 2011–12, running through Karnataka and Rajasthan with consecutive eight-fors in the quarter-final and semi-final.
[1] Patel debuted immediately against Delhi and then finally rose to fame when he took a five-for in a flat batting track in Bangalore.
[5] In January 2021, Patel was traded by the Delhi Capitals to the Royal Challengers Bangalore prior to the fourteenth season of IPL.
[12][13] On 13 October 2021,Harshal was selected among 8 net bowlers for India national cricket team for ICC Men's T20 world cup.