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Who is Urvil Patel’s sprinting father Mukesh, who ensured he has eaten at least three bags of chana through his life?
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Who is Urvil Patel’s sprinting father Mukesh, who ensured he has eaten at least three bags of chana through his life?

The Indian Express·Express News Service·23 days ago
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Urvil Patel of Chennai Super Kings celebrates the fifty run during Match 53. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav / CREIMAS for IPL) When Urvil Patel hoisted a chit dedicating his fastest 50 in 13 balls in IPL to his father, UT wasn’t the first time he was showing his gratitude. Urvil grew up in Mehsana, a not so popular cricket hub as far as unearthing international talent went. However Mukesh Patel had nursed hopes of playing cricket himself, after being a University level sprinter. Like many dreams die, his stayed stagnant too, but he went about developing his son to maje him into a T20 cricketer. It was an intensely dusciplined athletic discipline that Mukesh drilled into his son, after taking up a job as a physical training teacher at a high school. His mother Geeta was a teacher too, while sister Tejaswi studied medicine. Back in 2024, playing for Gujarat, Urvil had posted his first Thankyou Dad message, after completing his first class century.…

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