4 times Parthiv Patel opened in Tests for India in the past

#3 3rd Test, 2nd Innings and 4th Innings, England tour of India at Chandigarh, Nov 2016

Parthiv received his next chance in 2016 after a gap of almost 12 years, to open against England in the 3rd Test at Chandigarh. Parthiv was leading Gujarat against Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy match in Hubbali (Karnataka) when the news of him being selected for the Indian Test squad broke.

He was asked to open the innings with Murali Vijay thanks to a spate of injuries, after keeping wickets for 94 overs and traveling 2000 km from Hubbali to Chandigarh.

He scored 42 runs off 85 balls in the first innings and 67 off 54 balls in his second innings. More than the runs he scored, the intent Parthiv showed in both his innings deflated England.

The Indian captain Virat Kohli was all praise for Parthiv in the press conference after the game and credited him for going out there and taking on England’s seamers.