People find it convenient to blame others for their destiny if things go wrong. India and Gujarat wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel, however, isn't definitely one of those. 

Parthiv genuinely believes and has said time and time again, that he doesn't consider himself unlucky to have had his career coinciding with that of the great MS Dhoni, realising if he hadn't slipped up when given the first go in 2002, India wouldn't have looked anywhere else. 

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"I don’t see myself as unlucky to be playing in the Dhoni era. I started my career before him, and I had the opportunity to perform before him," reiterated Parthiv on '100 Hours 100 Stars', a video campaign by Fever Network. 

"Dhoni came in to the team because I did not have a couple of good series and I was dropped. I know people can say it just to gain sympathies that I was born in the wrong era. But I don’t believe that,” he added.

Dhoni made his India debut less than three years after Parthiv did and went on cement his place in the side.

The Ranchi-born charismatic cricketer soon took over as captain across all forms of the game and went on to enjoy unprecedented success at the helm. 

"Whatever Dhoni has achieved was something very very special and he achieved because he made sure of the opportunities he received. I don’t feel unlucky at all," said Parthiv.

Dhoni's future has been a topic of debate because of his continuous absence from the top-level game since last year's ODI World Cup in UK.

The former skipper was due to make a comeback to the field with the IPL 2020, but the tournament remains indefinitely postponed at this stage because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

(Inputs from HT)