Patel spoke about his missing finger recently.
Gujarat wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel has had a difficult international career with not-so-long stints with the national team. He has played 65 international games with his last match being a Test against South Africa in 2018.
In an interview for YouTube show 'Cow Corner Chronicles with Chandresh', the 35-year-old has revealed how it has been difficult for him to keep wickets with just 9 fingers. He recalled the incident when his little finger got cut at the age of 6 when his little finger on the left hand got caught in the door.
Patel said, “My finger came in the door when I was six, and it got cut.”
He further revealed how he manages to tape it inside the gloves so that it doesn’t become uncomfortable for him to wear the wicket-keeping gloves.
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“It is slightly difficult in a way because the last finger doesn’t fit in the wicket-keeping gloves. So I tape it down the gloves so that it stays joint. I don’t know how it would’ve been if I had all the fingers but when I look back, it feels good to represent India as a wicket-keeper with nine fingers,” he said.