Parthiv Patel Wife, Height, Age, Batting Stats, IPL, Teams, Debut

Parthiv Patel is the youngest ever wicket-keeper to keep wickets in Test Cricket. He was 17 when he donned the wicket keeping gloves for India against England in the year 2002 at Trent-Bridge. He started playing for Gujarat in the first-class level and under his leadership Gujarat lifted the Ranji trophy for the first time in the 2016-2017 edition. Till date, Parthiv Patel has represented 7 different teams in the IPL which is the most by any player in the span of 11 years of the tournament. He has represented India in 25 Tests, 38 ODI’s and 2 T20 Internationals and has scored 934, 736 and 36 across formats. He considered Adam Gilchrist as his role model.

Biography


Nickname:	PP and Bachcha
Profession:	Cricketer

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Physical Appearance
Height	5 feet 4 inches
Instagram	parthiv9
Eye Colour:	Black
Hair Colour:	Black
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Personal Life
Date of Birth:	9 March 1985

Birth Place:	Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign:	Pisces
Nationality:	Indian
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Family
Father:	Ajay Patel
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Coach/Mentor:	Vijay Patel
Religion:	Hindu
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Cricket Career
International Debut:
Test Debut:	8 Aug 2002 vs England at Nottingham
ODI:	4 January 2003 vs New Zealand in Queenstown
T20:	4 June 2011 vs West Indies in Port of Spain
Jersey Number	42
Domestic/State Team:	Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Cricket Association XI, Gujarat, India Green
Nature on field:	Calm
Likes to play against:	Pakistan
Favourite Shot:	Pull Shot

Parthiv Patel was youngest to keep wickets in Test Cricket (17 years), Only Indian to hit 5 centuries in first-class cricket history

Preferences
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Favourite Batsmen:	Kumar Sangakkara, Adam Gilchrist
Favourite Bowlers:	Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Waqar Younis
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Favourite Food:	Dosa
Favourite Actors/Actresses:	Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar / Deepika Padukone, Yami Gautam, Parineeti Chopra
Favourite Book:	Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
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Favourite Car:	BMW, Audi A6 and Mercedes Benz
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IPL Teams

He has represented 6 teams in Indian Premier League (IPL) which are, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Mumbai Indians.

Parthiv Patel Steve Waugh Sledging

During 2004 Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, he sledged Steve Waugh who was batting at the crease by saying, ” Come on Steve, just one more of your popular slog-sweeps before you quit.” to which Steve replied, “Show some respect. You were in your nappies when I debuted 18 years ago.”