Mitesh Kishorbhai Patel (born 9 May 1976 in

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) is an Indian-born ,New Zealand field hockey player, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed ''The Black Sticks'', in 1998. He is nicknamed "Meat Dish" or "Petal". Patel earned a total number of 135 caps during his career.

International senior tournaments

* 1998 –

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

* 2000 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup * 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament * 2001 – World Cup Qualifying Tournament * 2002 –

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* 2002 –

* 2003 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup * 2003 – Champions Challenge * 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament * 2004 –

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* 2004 – Champions Trophy * 2006 –

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