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ToggleThe Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel for 1.7 Crores in the IPL auction last month.
Patel was unsold in the first round of the auction and was later on bought by the Virat Kohli-led side. Patel had played for six franchise in the previous 10 IPL seasons.
He began his IPL journey with Chennai Super Kings and then played for Kochi Tuskers, Decan Chargers Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.
The left-handed batsman was in the RCB squad in the 2014 season in which he played 12 matches and scored 205 runs at an average of 20.08.
All in all, Parthiv has an average record in the first decade of the Indian Premier League as he has scored 2322 runs at an average of 21.70.
Patel was a part of the Indian Test squad in the recently concluded series against South Africa which India lost 1-2.
Parthiv played the second and the third Test after India’s first choice keeper Wriddhiman Saha was ruled out due to injury.
Patel even opened the innings in the second innings of the third Test which India eventually won.
The pitch in the third Test was a difficult wicket to bat and keep on. The pitch was even rated poor by the ICC after the match. Patel feels he “kept well and showed character” with both bat and gloves in the tough conditions.
“I thought I kept well on that difficult wicket in the third Test at Johannesburg where the ball was keeping up and down. I also showed a lot of character by opening the innings (in the second essay) and tried to contribute as much as I could both as a batmen and keeper,”
In the second Test, Patel dropped a few catches and was criticized by the fans, but he says he had the backing of the team management during the testing period,
“If you watch those attempts, they were not easy ones. It was a 50-50 chance and as long as you are putting in your full effort into it and staying committed – no one says anything. That was the feedback I got from the team.”
Parthiv believes despite losing the Test series the morale of the team never dropped,
“The result might not have gone in our favour, but I thought we played really well. During every session, the talk in the middle and in the dressing-room was about winning. There was a lot of positive intent which kept the boys on top of their game,”
Talking about the next season of the IPL which he will play under Virat Kohli, he said,
“Virat brings a huge amount of positivity into the team and to the dressing-room. He always leads by example and the team rallies around him,”
India’s next big assignment is against England in England and Patel says the selection is not in his hands and he has always given his 100% for the team.
“As I have said this before, the selection is not in my hands at all. Each time I have played for India, I have looked to give my 100%. I am looking to always improve my game and fitness levels and show consistency in performances,”
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