Monank Patel Age, Height, Weight, Family, Wife, Career, Stats and Net worth

Monank Patel is an American cricketer and the captain of the United States men’s national cricket team as well as being a wicketkeeper-batter. Patel has turned out to be one of the central columns of USA cricket since his international introduction in 2019 with contributions with both bat and captaincy. Then, he shot to international fame after captaining the USA to their first-ever victory over Pakistan in 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history. Besides international cricket, Patel plays for MI New York in Major League Cricket (MLC).

In this article we will discuss about Monank Patel Age, Height, Weight, Family, Wife, Career, Stats and Net worth

Monank Patel: Profile

Monank Patel is a skilled right-handed top-order batsman and wicketkeeper. He was born on 1 May 1993 Anand, Gujarat, India. He debuted internationally in 2019 after shifting to the USA and soon grew into a key figure in American cricket. Monank Patel was captain of the United States national cricket team and also plays domestic league cricket in MLC for MI New York. The United Arab Emirates welcomed him to the international fold on March 15, 2019 – and his T20I debut followed against Papua New Guinea shortly after. His stardom exploded after leading the USA to a sensational victory over Pakistan in a landmark match at the 2024 T20 World Cup — an event that thrust American cricket onto the global stage.

Detail	Information
Full Name	Monank Dilipbhai Patel
Date of Birth	May 1, 1993
Place of Birth	Anand, Gujarat, India
Nationality	American (Indian-origin)
Profession	Professional Cricketer
Playing Role	Wicketkeeper-Batter
Batting Style	Right-handed
International Team	United States (USA)
Domestic/League Team	MI New York (MLC)
T20I Debut	March 15, 2019, vs UAE (Dubai)
ODI Debut	April 27, 2019, vs Papua New Guinea (Windhoek)
Notable Achievement	Captained USA to a historic win over Pakistan at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup

Monank Patel Age, Height, Weight & Physical Stats

Monank Patel was born on May 1, 1993 and has played up to 2026 as a batsman. He is now aged 33 years old. Height and weight have not been publicly confirmed by USA Cricket or official player profiles, while fan sources publish a wide range of values between roughly 5’6″ to 5’10” (around 168–178 cm/1.68–1.78 m) and 59–70 kg (130-154 lb). He has black/dark brown hair and a medium-brown complexion, which is in keeping with his Gujarati ancestral roots. Monank, physically, embodies a lanky athlete made for the rigours of being a wicketkeeper-batter — his body type suits balance, flexibility, and agility rather than sheer bulk even if he knows how to attack the ball.

Attribute	Details
Age (as of 2026)	33 years old
Height	5’6″–5’10” 168–178 cm 1.68–1.78 m)
Weight	59–70 kg (130–154 lbs)
Hair & Skin Colour	Black/dark brown hair; medium-brown skin tone

Family Background

His father played a large role in Monank’s childhood becoming an important aspect of his cricket career. Cricket always ran in his family and father Dilipbhai Patel already played the sport from college days and thus never hesitated to support Monank in all endeavours related to cricketing. His mother Prapti Patel, who always wanted him to do well in cricket, was diagnosed with terminal cancer and died aged 61 in 2018 leaving a note urging him to ‘keep playing and working very hard’, something that would continue his determination to play on. Certain profiles has given information about Ashvi Patel being a good painter too, she is said to be the sister of Monank.

Family Member	Profession
Father – Dilipbhai Patel	Former district-level cricketer
Mother – Prapti Patel	N/A
Sister – Ashvi Patel	Painter
Wife – Himani Gohil	N/A

Early Life and Struggle

At an early age in Anand, Gujarat, Monank Patel watched his father, Dilip Patel, ply his trade as a wicketkeeper-batsman at district-level, which inspired him to play the game of cricket. While Monank was immensely talented having played for Gujarat U-16, U-18 and U-19 alongside the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, he found it difficult to enter the senior domestic circuit. He came to America in 2016 and opened up a Chinese restaurant in South Carolina, working himself long hours of 12 to 14 hours.

However, he had a dramatic change in his life when doctors diagnosed his mother with terminal cancer, so he traveled to New Jersey to look after her. She passed away in 2018, and before dying, she had firmly told her son never to lose hope of playing cricket. Inspired by her memory, Monank started shooting the tapes of his solo practices and sending them to USA Cricket. This unyielding ambition took him far beyond the local scene and soon made him a captain of the US National Team.

Education Qualifications

Not a lot is known concerning Monank Patel’s education in public. According to sources available he was a student of Shri I. B. Patel Angel Senior Secondary School, Anand, Gujarat, India and also played youth level cricket at school. No indication that he attended college and it seems as though he put in his focus on cricket and then the United States, so a new direction in life that was not related to cricket and still working towards being a player.

Marital Status

Monank Patel is Married. He ended up tying the knot with Himani Gohil in a manner that lasted throughout the end of 2025. The couple apparently first tied the knot in a civil marriage, and then in a more elaborate traditional marriage ceremony with family present. They held their grand, traditional Indian marriage ceremony on 14th December 2025 in Anand, Gujarat, Monank’s hometown. As per Indian wedding traditions, they perform a Haldi ceremony a day prior to the wedding. The couple’s romance allegedly started during the 2024 Major League Cricket season, and the couple has been sharing bits and pieces of their relationship on social media. 

Monank Patel Wife

Monank Patel named his wife Himani Gohil, and they began their romance in an interesting way at the start of the new millennium. Prior to her move to the U.S. in 2007, she was based in Bharuch and subsequently in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. Monank connected with her by liking and commenting on one of her social media posts after the team picked him up for the Major League Cricket season 2023 with MI New York. As a coincidence, Himani was already a cricket fan and had been a Mumbai Indians fan as well, which makes this even more apt considering the Monank connection with MI New York. 

Himani proposed to Monank at the Someshwar Mahadev Temple in USA, Tennessee and he accepted. In her professional life, she has a Masters of Health Information Technology and is currently working for a biotech company. The couple is currently living together in Atlanta, Georgia.

Professional Career Highlights

• Monank Patel has made his List A debut for the United States in the 2018-19 season in the Combined Campuses and Colleges match on 6 October 2018.
• Format: ODI; Venue: West Indies; Tournament: Regional Super50 Notably, he had the highest score for an American batsman with 109 runs against Jamaica on October 22, 2018 and as the overall top run-scorer for the USA with a total of 290 runs in seven matches.
• He made his debut for the United States in his Twenty20 International (T20I) match against the United Arab Emirates on 15 March 2019 in Dubai and his debut for the United States in his One Day International (ODI) match against Papua New Guinea on 27 April 2019.
• He also also received captaincy of USA team in October 2021, with whom they made several historic achievements such as defeating a full-member country in T20I for the first time (Bangladesh) and winning their first T20I series against a full-member country.
• He led USA’s team for the T20 2026 World Cup again in January 2026.
• MI New York signed Patel for the 2023 season in MLC, and he returned to finish as the leading run-scorer in 2025 when he scored 478 runs at 39.83, which won him both the Orange Cap and Bart King Award. His best performance came on June 19, 2025 against Seattle Orcas as he hit a career-best 93 off just 50 balls which is also the highest individual score by any USA batter in MLC history and won the Man of the Match award.

Career Stats

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	4s	6s	Catches
ODI	75	74	2377	130	33.95	80.93	193	34	41
T20I	47	40	1011	104	27.32	137.92	106	33	25
List A	95	94	3035	130	34.1	80.01	239	50	47
T20	72	65	1708	104	27.54	136.09	175	58	33
MLC (MI New York)	28	28	725	93	25.89	129	71	25	7
ILT20	3	3	35	24	11.66	152.17	5	1	1

Teams for Which He Played

Team	Format/League	Debut Date
United States	List A (Domestic)	October 6, 2018
United States	T20I (vs UAE)	March 15, 2019
United States	ODI (vs Papua New Guinea)	April 27, 2019
MI New York	Major League Cricket (MLC)	2023 (inaugural season)
Morrisville Samp Army	Abu Dhabi T10 League	Not publicly documented
MI Emirates	ILT20 (UAE)	Not publicly documented

Awards and Achievements

• T20 World Cup 2024: Led USA to a historic upset against Pakistan including half-century (50 off 38 balls), match-winning innings
• The Orange Cap for scoring the most runs (478 runs); and Bart King Domestic Player of the Tournament while representing MI New York in MLC 2025
• First American in Regional Super50 era List A Century (2018): Became the first USA batsman to score a domestic century by finishing as his team’s leading run-scorer with 290 runs in the tournament.
• Breaking New Ground for Full-Member Series Victories: Captained USA to first T20I match win against a Full Member (vs Ireland 2021); first T20I series victory over a Full Member (vs Bangladesh, 2024).
• Overall tournament top scorer in the ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier (2018): 208 runs in six matches, signalling the beginning of his rise on the international stage.

Net worth (As of 2026)

Monank Patel has a net worth estimated between $500,000 to $5 million although neither Monank nor USA Cricket have publicly disclosed or confirmed the number. Media estimates claim that most of his earnings come from a USA Cricket central contract (believed to be around $15,000 to $90,000 a year), as well as a Major League Cricket deal with MI New York where he was retained at: $35,000. While these athlete net worth estimates are decent approximations, they are based on secondary source reports not direct financial records and thus should likely be treated as rough estimates.

Social Media Presence

Monank Patel maintains a decent social media presence, mainly posting cricketing news and lifestyle content on Instagram. Monank’s bio on his official twitter account is USA National Cricket Player, USA Cricket and he has obtained about 36K followers there. Unlike other international cricketers, who have an account on other social media platforms such as X (Twitter) or Facebook, he has not created an account on any other social media platform besides Instagram, which is the reason why his Instagram profile is one of the unique ones in the world of cricket.

Platform	Handle	Followers
Instagram	@monank15	36.4K

Conclusion

Monank Patel’s journey is one of endurance and transformation. Monank’s hails from Anand in Gujarat, had to make sacrifices to make a way for him to enter the competitive Indian cricket market and left it behind when his mother fell sick, before moving to USA in 2016 to pursue the restaurant business and continue playing here. He, however, refused to give up, and his pain was translated into motivation to come back as captain of USA and put up a dream World Cup 2024 win against Pakistan. He was also reliable and well-handled, and was a vital cog in the American cricket machine. Overall, Monank’s story manifests the transformational potential of unyielding grit through personal tragedy, and builds a unique sports legacy.

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