Parthiv Patel Announces Retirement From All Forms of Cricket
Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel, 35 has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
In an international career that spanned from 2002 to 2018, Parthiv has played 25 Tests, 38 ODIs, and 2 T20Is for India. He made 934, 736, and 36 runs in the three formats respectively.
Parthiv was a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the recently concluded IPL 2020, but did not get a game as the franchise went for a younger opener in Devdutt Padikkal. Parthiv was among the unfortunate set of wicketkeepers to have played a bulk of their cricket in the MS Dhoni era, which meant he was constantly in and out of the Indian team. However, he was a giant in the domestic circuit, having played 194 first-class matches for 11240 runs at an average of 43.39.
He led Gujarat to their maiden Ranji Trophy title win in 2016-17, scoring 90 and 143 in the final against Mumbai.
