Parthiv Patel Announces Retirement From All Forms Of Cricket

Indian wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel has announced his retirement from all forms of the game on Wednesday. 

Patel took to Twitter to announce the end of his 18-year long career, which began in 2002 when he was just 17 years of age. He was the youngest wicket-keeper to debut in test cricket; he played his first Ranji Trophy match for Gujarat two years after - in 2004. 

The 35-year-old had a decent career but never got to cement his place in the side due to the arrival of MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik in the Indian set-up at the same time. He played a total of 25 tests, 38 ODIs, and two T20Is for India. 

Patel, however, was a consistent performer in the domestic circuit and led Gujarat to a Ranji Trophy win in 2016-17. 

In the Indian Premier League(IPL), he played for various franchises and performed consistently as an opener. In this year's IPL, he was with Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise but didn't play a single game.