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Parthiv Patel
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Parthiv Ajay Patel (born 9 March 1985) is a former Indian professional cricketer, wicketkeeper-batsman, who played for the Indian national cricket team.[1] He is a left-handed batsman and played for Gujarat in domestic cricket. Having lost a finger at the age of 9, he initially found it hard to keep wickets, but after enough practice, he got used to it.[2] When Parthiv played for the Indian team in 2002, he became the youngest wicket-keeper to represent a country in Tests. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2016 Asia Cup.
![]() Patel during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Parthiv Ajay Patel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 (age 39) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Test debut (cap 244) | 8 August 2002 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 25 January 2018 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 148) | 4 January 2003 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 February 2012 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 37) | 4 June 2011 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 31 August 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004/05–2020 | Gujarat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala (squad no. 42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Deccan Chargers (squad no. 42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014, 2018–2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 42, 13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Mumbai Indians (squad no. 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 December 2020 |
In December 2020, Patel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.[3] After his retirement, Patel joined Mumbai Indians as a Talent Scout.[4] He is also now seen as a commentator in the Indian Premier League and International Matches too.