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.
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| Full name | Parthiv Ajay Patel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1985 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Domestic career
editPatel led the Gujarat side in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy. Beating Odisha and Jharkhand in the quarterfinal and semifinal, the team reached the final for only the second time. In the final in January, they met defending champions Mumbai in Indore. Patel scored 90 in the first inning and 143 in the second and helped beat Gujarat to win its first Trophy.[5] Patel's 143 was the highest in a successful chase in a Ranji Trophy final. The win also made Gujarat the first team and Patel the first captain to have won all three major titles in domestic cricket in India.[6]
In July 2018, he was named as the captain for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[7] In October 2019, he was named as the captain of India B for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[8]
Indian Premier League
editPatel was auctioned in the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) to Chennai Super Kings.[9] He used to be a regular in the team and opened with the former Australian opener Matthew Hayden. He did not keep wicket as the Indian wicketkeeper as captain MS Dhoni was in the team. For the fourth season, he was signed by Kochi Tuskers Kerala. On 16 May, it was announced that Parthiv will be leading the Kochi Tuskers Kerala for the rest of the 2011 Indian Premier League.[10] As a result of the termination of Kochi Tuskers franchise, Parthiv along with the other players from the franchise was once again auctioned for the 2012 Indian Premier League season. He was picked by Deccan Chargers for $1m During the 2012 IPL Trading Window. Parthiv was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013 and by Royal Challenger Bangalore in 2014. Patel was signed by Mumbai Indians for the 2015 IPL as an opening batsmen.[11]
In January 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2018 IPL auction.[12][13]
Other franchise cricket
editIn 2022, Gujarat Giants selected him in the Legends League Cricket and gave him the captaincy in the 2023 Legends League Cricket season.[14]
International career
editParthiv debuted in the year 2002 against England at Trent Bridge at 17 years and 153 days to become Test Cricket's youngest wicketkeeper. He had replaced the injured Ajay Ratra and eclipsed the record previously held by Pakistan's Hanif Mohammed (17 years and 300 days). He played out an hour in the match while batting and hence saved India from defeat. However, with the emergence of Dhoni and poor wicketkeeping, he was sidelined for a few matches in 2004.[15]
On 23 November 2016, Parthiv Patel was called up as a replacement for the regular wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha who had a thigh strain, for the third Test (at Mohali) of the India-England home series.[16] He played his first Test in eight years, having missed 83 Test matches between appearances.[17]
Patel made his ODI debut against New Zealand in January 2003.[18] He was selected in the Indian squad for the 2003 Cricket World Cup but did not play any games, with Rahul Dravid being used as a makeshift wicket-keeper to allow the use of an extra batsman or bowler. With this policy in place, Patel only made intermittent appearances in ODIs, usually when Dravid was injured or being rested (in full or from wicket-keeping duties). He played 13 ODIs in a two-year span, and during an interrupted career managed only an average of 14.66 and a top-score of 28 and was dropped thereafter. Parthiv returned to the Indian team in 2010 in the 4th and 5th Odi vs New Zealand. He celebrated this moment by hitting two back to back half centuries. Later on he was called up for replacing injured Sachin Tendulkar in India tour South Africa .[19]
Tour of West Indies 2011
editWith wicket-keeper captain MS Dhoni rested for the tour along with several seniors such as Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, he was entrusted with the job of wicket-keeping in the tour along with Wriddhiman Saha. In the lone T20I match played in the tour, he made his T20I debut at the Queen's Park Oval at Port-of-Spain. He opened the batting along with another left-handed debutante Shikhar Dhawan and made a 26 from 20 balls. In the second ODI against West Indies he scored 56 not out.
England tour of India 2016
editWith wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha injured, Parthiv was called to test team duty for the third test in Mohali. He proved the selectors' decision was right with two good innings including an unbeaten 67 runs from 54 balls in the second innings which led India to victory.
One of the Indian cricketers to play T20 match in 2005
editParthiv Patel, along with Robin Singh and Rohan Gavaskar played their first T20 match in 2005.[20] This was the early phase of t20 format. But the first Indian cricketer to play a t20 match was Dinesh Mongia.[21] He played his debut match in July 2004.
References
edit- ^ "Parthiv Patel Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Parthiv Patel lost his little finger at the age of 9". Yorker World. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Parthiv Patel retires from all forms of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Parthiv Patel joins MI as talent scout". The Hindu. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Parthiv Patel's Ranji Trophy success with Gujarat adds weight to his India dreams". Hindustan Times. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Gujarat pull off record chase for maiden Ranji title". ESPNcricinfo. 14 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website". Iplt20.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Parthiv to replace Mahela as Kochi skipper". 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "IPL auction 2012". dnaindia. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2020: Leading the side comes naturally - Parthiv Patel aims to assist Virat Kohli to end RCB's trophy drought | Exclusive". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Gujarat Giants Squad - Legends League Cricket, 2023 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Harish, Kotian (5 June 2020). "Parthiv Patel: 'How I saved my career in the Dhoni era'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Parthiv Patel back in India Test team". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "A long wait, a rare comeback". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs New Zealand 4th ODI 2002/03 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Parthiv Patel Replaces Sachin". InningsBreak. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2021.[]
- ^ "Full Scorecard of PCA XI vs Chilaw Group B 2005 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Leics vs Lancashire North Group 2004 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
edit- Parthiv Patel at ESPNcricinfo
- Parthiv Patel Archived 16 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine at Wisden
- Parthiv Patel Royal Challenger
- Unlucky cricketer Archived 16 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine at Cricket and Cricketer