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Quiet man Ryan Patel embodies the Surrey way

“I THINK you’ve hit the nail on the head, I am a team man”. In conversation with The Cricket Paper, Surrey’s Ryan Patel endorses this widely held perception of him, that he is a valuable cog in a well-oiled machine.

By Tawhid Qureshi
“I THINK you’ve hit the nail on the head, I am a team man”. In conversation with The Cricket Paper, Surrey’s Ryan Patel endorses this widely held perception of him, that he is a valuable cog in a well-oiled machine.

Smiling through: Ryan Patel has become a mainstay of the Surrey machine
PICTURE: Alamy

Despite playing alongside some of the biggest names in county and international cricket, and now in search of a fourth consecutive Championship title, Patel is more than comfortable with his man-for-any-occasion role for the south London club.
“Against Essex last year, I ba...

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