Henil Patel (Cricketer) Age, Family, Biography » StarsUnfolded

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
Debut	U19 World Cup against USA (2026)
Batting Style	Right hand Bat
Bowling Style	Right arm Medium
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 February 2007 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2026)	19 Years
Birthplace	Village Jujwa, Valsad, Gujarat, India
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Valsad, Gujarat
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father– Dilip Patel (a private company employee)
Siblings	Brother– 1

Some Lesser Known Facts About Henil Patel

• When Henil Patel was a kid, his father introduced him to cricket.

• During his school days, he started playing for the Gujarat Under-14 cricket team.

• After that, Henil Patel started playing for local cricket clubs in Ahmedabad and represented Gujarat in U-16 cricket tournaments.

• He then attended cricket trials organised in a camp by the Gujarat Cricket Association at the playground of the Bulsar District Cricket Association.

• In 2023, when Henil Patel was sixteen years old, he made his domestic debut for the Gujarat U-19 cricket team.
  

  Henil Patel while bowling during a match in 2023-2024

• He then represented Gujarat U-19 in various domestic tournaments, including the Vijay Merchant Trophy, Cooch Bihar Trophy, and Vinoo Mankad Trophy.

• When Henil Patel was a part of the Gujarat U-19 cricket team, it won the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for the 2024-2025 U-19 season played at the SCA Cricket Pavilion Ground B, Sanosara. They defeated the Bengal U-19 team by ten wickets in the final in October 2024.
  

  Henil Patel posing with the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for the 2024-2025 U-19 season

• In 2025, he played for the Alembic Warriors cricket team in the Baroda Premier League. The Alembic Warriors won the tournament by defeating the AMI Super Avengers by four wickets in the final.

• In this match, Henil Patel scored 59 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 147.5. He bowled one over in which he took a wicket.

• As of 2025, he played three Youth Tests and 12 Youth One Day International matches, claiming 28 wickets.

• In 2025, he took six wickets during the second Youth Test against the Australia U19 cricket team played at Mackay, Queensland, Australia.

• That same year, Henil Patel played three matches during the Youth ODI series against England and took four wickets. During the same tour, he took four wickets in two Youth Tests.

• In December 2025, he represented the Indian cricket team at the U19 Asia Cup and took five wickets in four matches at an average of 29.80 and an economy rate of 5.32.
  

  Henil Patel bowling during the U19 Asia Cup, December 2025

• In January 2026, Henil Patel made headlines when he took 5 wickets for 16 runs against the USA cricket team in the U19 World Cup. This became the third-best performance by any Indian bowler in the tournament’s history.

• He became the eighth Indian player to take five or more wickets in one innings at the U19 World Cup. India won that match by six wickets.
  

  Henil Patel after taking 5 wickets for 16 runs against the USA cricket team in the U19 World Cup

• Henil Patel idolises South African fast-bowler Dale Steyn.

• His coach, Hemant Panchal, stated in the media that Henil played with a tennis ball cricket first, learned to bowl correctly and became good at it.

• Henil Patel likes travelling to distant places in his free time.
  

  Henil Patel during a trip