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Ram Patel Smashes 114 off 46 Balls in Devastating T20 Display
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Ram Patel Smashes 114 off 46 Balls in Devastating T20 Display

Ram Patel produced a breathtaking innings of 114 off just 46 balls — smashing 10 fours and 9 sixes at a strike rate of 247.83 — to lead OMTEX ICWC to a commanding 50-run victory over OURS Academy and claim the Player of the Match award.

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The Work Behind the Numbers — Fitness, Fielding & Range Hitting
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The Work Behind the Numbers — Fitness, Fielding & Range Hitting

The unseen side of Ram Patel's pre-season training at Omtex ICWC — sprint training with parachutes, fielding circuits, gym sessions, and a range-hitting drill where he smashed 11 sixes. This is the work that turns talent into match-winning performances.

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Inside Ram's Training Camp — Batting & Bowling at Omtex ICWC
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Inside Ram's Training Camp — Batting & Bowling at Omtex ICWC

A look inside Ram Patel's intensive pre-season training camp at Omtex ICWC Cricket Institute in Palghar — covering 1-to-1 coaching, net sessions against pace and spin, bowling development, and a match simulation where he scored 63 and took 2 wickets.

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7th ISCL 2025 Lucknow — Representing Australian Joeys at the International School Cricket League
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7th ISCL 2025 Lucknow — Representing Australian Joeys at the International School Cricket League

In December 2025, aged 17, I represented the Australian Joeys at the 7th International School Cricket League (ISCL 2025) in Lucknow, India — competing against 16 youth teams from Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and across India at City Montessori School.

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Joining Cricket East — The Next Step
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Joining Cricket East — The Next Step

Ram Patel steps up to regional representative cricket with Cricket East in 2026 — what it means, how he got here, and what comes next.

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From County U10 to Senior 1st XI — My Cricket Journey
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From County U10 to Senior 1st XI — My Cricket Journey

From Northants U10 selection aged 9 to senior 1st XI cricket and 315 career matches by 17 — the full story of Ram Patel's cricket pathway.

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The Ambidextrous Advantage: Why I Bat Left-Handed
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The Ambidextrous Advantage: Why I Bat Left-Handed

Ram Patel is a natural right-hander who bats left-handed. Here's the science and the advantage behind cross-dominant batting in cricket.

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2025 Season Review: 75 Matches, 4 Centuries, Player of the Year
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2025 Season Review: 75 Matches, 4 Centuries, Player of the Year

The full 2025 season wrap-up: 75 matches, 2,245 runs at 43.17, 4 centuries, 24 wickets, and Overstone Park Player of the Year — all at the age of 16.

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Finishing Unbeaten — 50*, 63*, 114* to Close 2025
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Finishing Unbeaten — 50*, 63*, 114* to Close 2025

Ram Patel ends the 2025 season with three consecutive not-out innings — 50*, 63*, and 114* — scoring 227 runs without being dismissed.

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5,000 Career Runs at 16
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5,000 Career Runs at 16

Ram Patel passes 5,000 career runs on 8 June 2025 — aged 16. A look back at the journey from 60 runs in 8 matches as a 9-year-old to this landmark.

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162 Not Out — My Career-Best Knock
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162 Not Out — My Career-Best Knock

Ram Patel smashes 162 not out — his career-best score — for W Indians against City CC, just one week after hitting 106* in the previous match.

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The Double: 106 Not Out and 4/33 in One Match
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The Double: 106 Not Out and 4/33 in One Match

A century AND four wickets in the same match — Ram Patel's all-round masterclass for W Indians against Werrington, scoring 106* and taking 4/33.

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Career-Best Bowling: 4 for 11 in 3.3 Overs
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Career-Best Bowling: 4 for 11 in 3.3 Overs

Ram Patel takes his career-best bowling figures of 4/11 from just 3.3 overs for Overstone Park against Carrib United, also contributing 44 with the bat.

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My First Century — 104 Not Out at 14
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My First Century — 104 Not Out at 14

Ram Patel reaches his maiden career century — 104 not out for Wellingborough Indians against Laxton Park CC, aged just 14.

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