New Delhi: Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel has completed 10,000 runs in first-class cricket. Parthiv achieved the feat during his 170th match in the first-class format. He is currently engrossed in playing the Duleep Trophy where he is captaining India Greens.
Parthiv has a fine record in first-class cricket, slamming 25 centuries and 56 half-centuries with an average of over 44.
Virender Sehwag led the way in congratulating Parthiv on his special feat. The other cricketing names to wish him included RP Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar and Deep Dasgupta.
10,000 mubarak PP urf CC ! https://t.co/aRIkLTFbpp
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 9, 2017
10,000 first class runs, way to go @parthiv9 . Congrats n keep it going bro
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) September 8, 2017
@parthiv9 congratulations buddy..now you are a proper veteran
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar) September 9, 2017
Congratulations @parthiv9 for completing 10,000 runs in first class cricket. Many more milestones to come. #DuleepTrophy #BCCI
— R P Singh (@RpSingh99) September 8, 2017
Proud of you my lil brother @parthiv9 for 10000 in First class runs..keep going lil champ
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 8, 2017
Parthiv has also had a fair run with the Indian team making his Test match debut in 2002. He last played Test cricket for India last year. In his Test career, he has played 23 matches, scoring six half-centuries at an average of over 33.
He has also played 38 ODI matches and two T20s. With the career of MS Dhoni overlapping with Parthiv’s, the left-hander has been mostly required only as a stopgap option in recent years.
