Parthiv Patel Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Parthiv Ajay Patel
Nickname	PP
Profession	Indian Cricketer (Batsman and Wicket-keeper)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 4”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 8 August 2002 vs England in Nottingham ODI- 4 January 2003 vs New Zealand in Queenstown T20- 4 June 2011 vs West Indies in Port of Spain
International Retirement	On Wednesday, 9 December 2020, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Last Match	Test- 24 January 2018 vs South Africa at New Wanderers Stadium ODI- 21 February 2012 vs Sri Lanka at The Gabba T20- 31 August 2011 vs England at Emirates Old Trafford
Jersey Number	#42(India) #42(IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team	India, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers, Gujarat, India Green, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad
Nature on field	Calm
Favourite Shot	Pull shot
Records (main ones)	• Youngest wicket-keeper in Test history (17 years). • He is the only Indian batsman to score 5 hundreds in consecutive innings in first-class cricket history.
Career Turning Point	Performance in the 2004 series against Australia.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 March 1985
Age (as of 2020)	35 Years
Birthplace	Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Family	Father- Ajay Patel Mother- Not Known Brother- Not Known Sisters- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Travelling
Controversies	There was a rumour that once he applied for the post of Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) in the Income Tax department.
Favourite Things
Cricketer	Batsman: Adam Gilchrist and Kumar Sangakkara Bowler: Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and Waqar Younis
Food	Dosa
Actor	Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan
Actress	Deepika Padukone, Yami Gautam and Parineeti Chopra
Color	Blue
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Avni Zaveri (Interior designer)
Wife	Avni Zaveri (Interior designer)
Children	Daughter- Venika Son- N/A
Money Factor

Some Lesser Known Facts About Parthiv Patel

• Does Parthiv Patel smoke?: No

• Does Parthiv Patel drink alcohol?: No

• Parthiv was the youngest wicket-keeper in Test history with 17 years of age.

• He considers Adam Gilchrist as his role-model.

• When he toured London with the Indian cricket team in 2002, he was assumed as the Indian team mascot in the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century Awards.

• During the 2004 Border-Gavaskar series in Australia, he sledged Steve Waugh by saying,
  

  Come on Steve, just one more of your popular slog-sweeps before you quit.”

  after which Waugh replied,

  Show a bit of respect. You were in nappies when I debuted 18 years ago.”

• Once he was fined 60% of his match fees for over-appealing for numerous occasions against Pakistan at Lahore.

• In 2003, the popular TV show MTV Bakra trapped him into a troublesome situation to see how he copes up with it.

• He played for 6 teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL): Chennai Super Kings, Kochi Tuskers, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Mumbai Indians.