Parthiv Patel retires after 18 years of cricket, fans celebrate keeper-batsman's career

Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel took to social media to anunce retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing an end to an illustrious 18-year career. 35-year-old was last seen with Virat Kohli's Bangalore team in Dream11 IPL 2020 but did t make an appearance during tournament. After Parthiv Patel retirement news was anunced online, many fans took to social media to celebrate cricketer’s legacy.

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A look at Parthiv Patel career stats

Parthiv Patel first broke into Indian team in 2002 as a young wicketkeeper, making his Test debut at of 17. cricketer during course of his career ended up playing 25 Tests, 38 ODIs and a couple of T20Is for India. Parthiv Patel also played 194 first-class matches for Gujarat.

Kwn for being an explosive batsman who was particularly dangerous during powerplays, Parthiv Patel also featured for multiple IPL teams over years. wicketkeeper-batsman ended up playing 139 matches in competition and ended up scoring 2848 runs at an aver of 22.60. In his international career, Parthiv Patel scored 1706 runs, tching up 10 half-centuries for India.

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Parthiv Patel retirement news confirmed by player online

Taking to social media, Parthiv Patel shared an emotional mess as he conveyed news to his fans. In his statement, 35-year-old thanked BCCI for showing faith in him as a youngster. Parthiv Patel also paid respects to all captains he has played under, singling out Sourav Ganguly as he was his first captain. former cricketer wrote how his family, always wished for him to play for India, as he concluded by saying that he feels at peace after having played game with dignity and spirit throughout his career.

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Fans applaud cricketer after Parthiv Patel career after retirement news

After Parthiv Patel retirement news made headlines, many fans took to Twitter to celebrate cricketer’s legacy. Many fans wished cricketer best of luck for his future, as y tweeted that 35-year-old should w enjoy his retirement. Ors also applauded cricketer for an illustrious career, as y thanked him for serving national side so selflessly. 

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However, many fans also rued fact that cricketer could t get more opportunities at international st. Cricket enthusiasts claimed that Parthiv Patel would have performed much better if he was given a consistent run in side. tably, despite breaking into side at an early , Parthiv Patel fell behind pecking order after emergence of wicketkeeper batsmen like MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik.

Im Credits: PTI