Last Updated on 9 months ago by Charbel Coorey
Parthiv Patel announces retirement from all forms of cricket | Indian keeper-batsman Parthiv Patel retires from cricket
Parthiv Patel declared his retirement from all forms of cricket on Twitter. The former wicket-keeper batsman made his debut in 2002 at the age of 17 in Test series against England and went on to play 25 matches in the longest format, and achieved an average of 31.13. He also played 38 50-over matches and two T20Is.
Patel took it to social media to announce his retirement.
“Today I announce my retirement from all forms of cricket, and as I bring down the curtains on this 18-year-old cricketing journey, I feel heavier with gratitude towards many. The BCCI showed a generous amount of confidence and faith in a 17-year-old boy to play for India. I have enormous gratitude towards them for being a guiding force and hand holding me, in the formative years of my young career,” Patel said in a heartfelt letter.
Patel rose to fame after his convincing domestic career, where he scored over 11,000 runs in 194 first-class games with 27 centuries and 67 50s. “I am full of gratitude to The Gujarat Cricket Association, my home, for solidly rallying around me throughout my journey, and the leadership role conferred upon me couldn’t have been more joyous and fulfilling than our team winning all formats of the game,” he added.
Patel also played in the IPL for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, SunRisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He played 204 T20 matches for his state and various IPL franchises and scored 4,300 runs at a strike rate of 123.84, with the help of 23 half-centuries.
Written by Anjali Jha. Follow Anjali on Twitter today.
