Urvil Patel

Urvil Patel is an Indian cricketer who plays as a right-handed wicketkeeper-batter for Gujarat in domestic cricket and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.

Urvil Patel is an Indian cricketer who plays as a right-handed wicketkeeper-batter for Gujarat in domestic cricket and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He became widely known for aggressive batting, including a 28-ball century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which was the fastest by an Indian and the second-fastest in T20 cricket at the time.

Early life and background

Urvil Patel was born in Mehsana, Gujarat, and is identified in player profiles as an Indian cricketer. Public profiles consistently list his birth date as 17 October 1998.

Domestic career

Patel plays domestic cricket for Gujarat and earlier represented Baroda in the early part of his career. Sources note his Twenty20 and List A debuts in 2018 and later movement to Gujarat ahead of the Ranji Trophy season.

Indian Premier League career

Patel was part of the Gujarat Titans setup before making his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings in 2025 as an injury replacement. IPL-related profiles describe him as a wicketkeeper-batter known for hard-hitting batting.

Notable batting records

Patel gained prominence for a 28-ball century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which several sources describe as the fastest T20 hundred by an Indian at the time. Later reporting also highlighted another rapid hundred in domestic T20 cricket.