America: Till now, many Indian players have left their country and played cricket for other countries. The list includes many great names. Unmukt Chand, Saurabh Netravalkar are some of the big names among them. However, the player we are going to talk about today has won the World Cup for India.

This World Cup hero is today representing America in international cricket. Not only this, recently while playing for this team, he scored 171 runs with the help of 23 sixes and fours. Let us know about this player in detail.

World Cup hero created a stir for America

Actually, the player we are talking about is Smit Patel. He was the hero of India's victory in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup. In the final against Australia, this right-handed batsman came in at number six and scored 62 runs in 84 balls. He took rest only after making Team India win the match. Today, this player from Gujarat is playing cricket for America.

Recently, while playing for this team, he has performed brilliantly in the ODI series against Canada. In three ODI matches, this wicketkeeper batsman has scored 171 runs with the help of 23 fours and sixes. During this, his average has been 57. Also, two half-century innings have come from Smit Patel's bat.

Smit Patel's journey has been something like this

Smit Patel has represented a total of 4 teams in domestic cricket. These include Gujarat, Baroda, Goa and Tripura. In 55 first class matches, he has scored 3278 runs at an average of 39.49 and a strike rate of 54.43.

During this period, 11 centuries and 14 half-centuries have come from Smit Patel's bat. Smit has scored 778 runs in 33 T20 matches. Let us tell you that he left India three years ago and settled in America. In search of opportunities, he left his country and settled in a foreign country.