Parthiv Patel retires from all forms of cricket

Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel has announced his retirement from all forms of the game. The wicket-keeper batter took to social media to share the statement. “

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 his long Twitter post.

“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.

The 35-year-old made his debut in international cricket when he was 17. He went on to play for India in 25 matches in the longest format, scoring 934 runs at an average of 31.13. He also played 38 ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals for India.

Undoubtedly, a legend when it comes to domestic cricket, Parthiv Patel also led Gujarat for their first title win in 2016-2017. In T20s, he has 204 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.