Father: Vikram Patel, Mother: Darshna Patel, Brother: Tapan Patel, Wife: Isha Patel
Harshal Patel is a bowling allrounder renowned for his slower-ball variations and dipping yorkers that have made him one of the most effective T20 bowlers in the world. The 35-year-old from Sanand, Gujarat, had a slow start to his professional career, moving from Gujarat to Haryana to find opportunities, but his perseverance paid off spectacularly in the 2021 IPL when he equalled the record for most wickets in a season with 32 dismissals, earning him an India debut later that year. Known for his ability to bowl in the middle and death overs, Harshal repeated his heroics in the 2024 season, once again finishing as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 24 wickets. His domestic record is equally impressive, including a Ranji Trophy season where he broke Rajinder Goel’s 36-year-old record for most wickets in a season for Haryana, and leading Haryana to their first Vijay Hazare Trophy title in 2023. After spending eight seasons with Royal Challengers Bengaluru across two stints, Harshal moved to Punjab Kings and then to Sunrisers Hyderabad, who picked him up for INR 8 crore at the 2025 mega auction.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| T20Is | 25 | 24 | 503 | 770 | 29 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 26.55 | 9.18 | 17.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 74 | 130 | 11454 | 5911 | 246 | 8/34 | 12/53 | 24.02 | 3.09 | 46.5 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| List A | 74 | 73 | 3187 | 2903 | 108 | 5/21 | 5/21 | 26.87 | 5.46 | 29.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| T20s | 221 | 216 | 4499 | 6377 | 268 | 5/12 | 5/12 | 23.79 | 8.50 | 16.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| T20Is | 25 | 10 | 4 | 77 | 18 | 12.83 | 57 | 135.08 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| FC | 74 | 112 | 17 | 1524 | 83 | 16.04 | 3058 | 49.83 | 0 | 6 | 150 | 49 | 29 |
| List A | 74 | 51 | 9 | 694 | 69* | 16.52 | 711 | 97.60 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 37 | 17 |
| T20s | 221 | 118 | 30 | 1321 | 82 | 15.01 | 953 | 138.61 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 70 | 50 |
He is a bowling allrounder who bowls right-arm medium pace and contributes useful lower-order runs, though he is primarily known for his wicket-taking ability in T20 cricket.
He has represented four IPL franchises: Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
He equalled the record for most wickets in an IPL season with 32 wickets in 2021 and repeated as the tournament's leading wicket-taker in 2024 with 24 wickets.
He made his India debut later in 2021 after his breakthrough IPL season and was named in the squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup.
He is a slower-ball expert known for his dipping yorkers that routinely challenge batters, making him particularly effective in the middle and death overs.
He represents Haryana in domestic cricket after moving from Gujarat, and has also played for India A and various age-group teams.
He was born on November 23, 1990, in Sanand, Gujarat, making him 35 years old.
In the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season, he took 52 wickets in nine matches, breaking Rajinder Goel's 36-year-old record for most wickets in a season for Haryana.
He was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 8 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction.
In 2023, he led Haryana to their first Vijay Hazare Trophy title, finishing as the joint-highest wicket-taker with 19 wickets, including three in the final.
