Niraj Patel is a left-handed batsman of the Gujarat cricket team. He was born on March 26, 1981 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He has also played for the Air India cricket team and India Blue cricket team. His full name is Niraj Kanubhai Patel.

Niraj Patel started his "First-class" cricket career in 1997-98. Till then, he has played in altogether 83 "First-class" matches in his cricket career with an average of 38.33. His total scorecard reading in these matches is 5060 runs. The maximum score made by Niraj Patel in any of the "First-class" matches is 173 runs. While in bowling, Niraj Patel has picked up total four wickets by giving 469 runs out of the 866 balls. His bowling average is 46.90 and economy rate is 3.24 in these matches. The latest "First-class" match played by Niraj Patel was against Tamil Nadu at Chennai, December 15-18, 2010.

In the "List A" matches, Niraj Patel started playing in 1998-99. He has played in overall 65 "List A" matches till then in his cricket career with an average of 40.19. His total score in these matches is 2090 runs. The maximum score made by Niraj Patel in any of the "List A" matches is 111 runs.

Whereas with ball in hand, Niraj Patel has captured total 9 wickets by giving 469 runs out of the 866 balls. His bowling average is 46.90 and economy rate is 3.24 in these matches. The latest "List A" match played by Niraj Patel was against Jharkhand at Indore, March 1, 2011.

The "Twenty20" cricket debut of Niraj Patel was against Maharashtra cricket team, which was held at Mumbai on April 3 in 2007. He has played in 25 "Twenty20" matches with an average of 41.37. He has made his total score of 662 runs in these matches. The maximum score made by Niraj Patel in any of the "Twenty20" matches is 96 runs. In bowling, Niraj Patel has picked up total 11 wickets by giving 302 runs out of the 210 balls. His bowling average is 27.45 and economy rate is 8.62 in these matches. The latest "Twenty20" match played by Niraj Patel was against Saurashtra at Vadodara, October 25, 2010.