Rishi Patel

Rishi Ketan Patel (born 26 July 1998) is an English cricketer. He has played for Essex's Second XI side, and signed a professional contract with Essex in 2018. He made his first-class debut on 26 March 2019, for Cambridge MCCU against Essex, as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. He made his List A debut on 28 April 2019, for Essex in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup. In October 2020, he was signed by Leicestershire County Cricket Club on a three-year deal. Patel made his Twenty20 debut on 10 June 2021, for Leicestershire in the 2021 T20 Blast.

On 9 April 2023, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, leading Leicestershire to defeat Yorkshire for the first time since 1910 by three wickets.