Parthiv Patel, an Indian cricket wicketkeeper, was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India in 1985.
Parthiv Ajay Patel, born 9 March 1985, is a former Indian professional cricketer and wicketkeeper-batsman who played for the Indian national side. He is a left-handed batsman who has represented Gujarat in domestic cricket. After losing a finger at the age of nine, he found it difficult to maintain wickets at first, but with some effort, he became accustomed to it. When Parthiv made his Test debut for India in 2002, he became the country's youngest wicket-keeper. With the rise of MS Dhoni as a wicketkeeper-batsman, Parthiv Patel's - formerly India's most promising wicket-keeper - star waned. Patel declared his retirement from all forms of cricket in December 2020. Patel joined the Mumbai Indians as a Talent
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