[1] Although he had only played two games at the tournament, he was retained in the American squad for the subsequent 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, where matches had full Twenty20 status.
[3] He was retained in the side for the final two group-stage matches, against Kenya and Scotland, and also played in the 11th-place playoff against Hong Kong, where he was one of four Americans bowled out by Aizaz Khan (who finished with 5/25).
[4] Patel's next major tournament for the U.S. was the 2013 Americas Twenty20 Championship, although he had featured in the annual Auty Cup fixture against Canada late in the previous year, in the absence of several senior players.
[5] In the Americas Twenty20 tournament, Patel played little part – he was required to bat only three times in his eight matches (for 77 runs) and bowled only 10 overs (for three wickets).
[11][12] Recently Japen Patel has been busy pursuing his acting career, with a notable appearance in the hit Netflix show Outer Banks.