The RCB on Thursday shared a video from their intra-squad practice game, in which Parthiv Patel plays wearing a helmet cam.
India's wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel has revealed how Sourav Ganguly would express his confidence among youngsters during his stint as captain of the side.
Parthiv opined that Ganguly took over the captaincy responsibility during a time when Indian cricket was in a turmoil and from there on built a team that would win away matches.
Such was the level of criticism following Parthiv's downfall that the youngster feared facing a soft tennis ball, he recalled.
The wicket-keeper had to keep to the duo of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh on Indian wickets and said that it was quite a challenge since they were both at their peak.
Parthiv Patel revisited the final of the inaugural edition of the IPL, where Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets.
While Wriddhiman Saha has been a regular in Tests, India currently don't have a fixed wicket-keeper in limited-overs cricket with KL Rahul recently taking over the duties from Rishabh Pant, who is a regular squad member but not a sure starter anymore
Parthiv Patel, who made his India debut in 2002, spoke his mind when asked about his first choice as Indias wicket-keeper in ODIs and T20Is.
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel revealed why Mathew Hayden wanted to punch him during a game against Australia in 2004.
India's wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel denies claims that he was 'born in the wrong era', insisting that he had an opportunity to cement the place in the side before Dhoni.
The 35-year-old added that he tapes the little finger to ensure it remains intact when he plays as the cut finger doesn't fit inside his keeping gloves.
Parthiv Patel completed 11,000 first-class runs during his stay and also brought up his 27th ton in the format. He added 139 runs for the third wicket with Merai.
Parthiv Patel backed Rishabh Pant to come good and asked him to focus on his game and not bother about what people are saying about him.
India B, led by Parthiv Patel, lifted the Deodhar Trophy after Kedar Jadhav and Shahbaz Nadeem performed impressively in the final against India C.
The squads for India A, India B and India C for the upcoming Deodhar Trophy were announced on Thursday.
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MS Dhoni's valiant 84 not out off 48 balls was not enough as RCB beat CSK by one run in Bengaluru
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Kohli needs another 17 runs to complete 8,000 runs in T20 and De Villiers is 15 short of becoming the second highest T20 run-scorer for RCB.
Bumrah's spell was the most talked about topic post-match as he gave just eight runs in his last three overs, which helped Mumbai dominate Bangalore.
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