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DaveOJ12 t1_ixqoj8j wrote
The writer did too.
>One Patel was caught Patel bowled Patel for two runs. Top scorer was Patel with 18. In total 11 of the wickets were caught and bowled by Patels, and two Patels were run out.
DJ_Femme-Tilt t1_ixqt71g wrote
When I was young, I was at a bank and I saw that a teller had the last name Patel. I excitedly asked if he was in my classmate's family, since she also had that last name. He laughed kindly and told me "probably not" :)
CrabbyGrandpa t1_ixquc3t wrote
Play by play announcer had a great day identifying who was who. Patel passes to Patel, Patel loses it but it’s quickly up again by Patel…
AlexatOSU t1_ixqxkga wrote
Patel is a very common surname in Gujarat, India
DJ_Femme-Tilt t1_ixqxrg5 wrote
Yes he explained that to me. :)
wonderbuoy74 t1_ixr032m wrote
I was reading the article like it was some kind of abbot and costello sketch. This is hilarious!
wonderbuoy74 t1_ixr0rxx wrote
It is actually 19th on the list of common surnames in India, with 4.2 million.
https://forebears.io/india/surnames
Perhaps more common in certain regions, but even still the odds of all 22 having that name is just so low. At least the announcers had a very easy day!
FartingBob t1_ixr15ii wrote
I can tell you are a huge cricket fan.
AlexatOSU t1_ixr1c0h wrote
I said Gujarat, India though, not all of India.
WilliamofYellow t1_ixr264a wrote
bettinafairchild t1_ixr8qxn wrote
Wait'll you hear about the "Patel Motel Cartel."
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Raebelle00 t1_ixrx4v5 wrote
South Koreas back 4 and keeper were all called kim in yesterdays world cup match
tossinthisshit1 t1_ixrzf08 wrote
i heard of a soccer match in Vietnam where each team was composed only of people with the same last name. it was a nguyen-huynh situation
wonderbuoy74 t1_ixs9n8k wrote
And I acknowledged that by saying perhaps it's more concentrated in certain local regions. Show some numbers if you want to argue.
Sudden_Ad_4090 t1_ixsglkx wrote
It’s their “Smith”.
AlexatOSU t1_ixsh1dj wrote
My source isn't as numerical as yours, but:
Source: am a Patel
And again, I was talking about Gujarat specifically, not India
hamutaro t1_ixt4mmh wrote
There’s also a credit union known as Patelco which has nothing to do with anyone named “Patel”. In this case the “Patel” is just a shortened version of Pacific Telecom.
AdiPalmer t1_ixtawt8 wrote
There were actually at least two Patels at Hogwarts, sisters Padma and Parvati, but for all we know half of each house might have been a Patel, all from different families, lol.
futurespice t1_ixwrep5 wrote
Harish Patel
spikebrennan t1_iy1xqvz wrote
For some reason, Gujarati people are over-represented in the Indian diaspora.
Apparently one third of all motel owners in the United States are named Patel:
https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/04/magazine/a-patel-motel-cartel.html
StandardHands t1_ixqn4jn wrote
Umpire Toy Higgins called the match “bizarre”. “At one point there was a bit of banter and I said ‘can Patel please be quiet’ and they all shut up,” he told reporters
Brilliant, you’d have to have some fun with it