If you score 1000 runs in the season or make the team a champion, people's attention will be drawn towards you

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Parthiv Patel, who has a long career as a wicketkeeper-batsman for Team India, has given Gujarat a historic success as a captain in national level cricket. Gujarat team under the captaincy of Parthiv Patel has won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20, Vijay Hazare ODI Trophy as well as India's Premier First Class Tournament - Ranji Trophy. "I was advised by Ganguly to do something to get people's attention," Parthiv said during a show on the internet during the lockdown. Hit 1000 or more runs in a season or start winning major trophies. These words of Ganguly inspired me.

Ganguly was captained by Parthiv Patel when he played his first Test against England in Nottingham in August 2009. Parthiv chewed on the past during the show, saying it was a few years ago. Once after the end of the domestic cricket season, I suddenly met Ganguly at the airport. My performance that season was very good. Ganguly asked me, 'How was your season?' I replied that I had scored about 200 runs this season. Ganguly replied that this is what you do every year. Do something so that everyone's attention is drawn to you. You score 1000 runs in the season or make the team the champion. If I do, people will pay special attention to you.

Gujarat had won the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament in the year 2014-15 under the captaincy of Parthiv. After this, Gujarat won the Vijay Hazare ODI Trophy in 2015-16 under the captaincy of Parthiv. While in the season of 2017-18, Gujarat made history by winning the Ranji Trophy for the first time. In which Gujarat defeated Mumbai in the final. Captain Parthiv Patel also won the Player of the Match title, scoring 40 in the first innings and 15 in the second. Under Parthiv's captaincy, the India-B team also won the Deodhar Trophy in 2012.

The words Steve Waugh gave me back to his son Austin!

The final Sydney Test of India's 2006-07 tour of Australia was the last Test of Steve Waugh's career. "Show a little respect to wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel, who is trying to break Steve Waugh's concentration in this Test," he said. You were in nappy when I played the first Test. Parthiv Patel was part of the Indian team when the Indian team was playing the Sydney Test in 2012-13, 15 years after the incident. Steve Waugh's son Austin Waugh was involved in the substitute fielders. Parthiv jumped at the chance and went to Austin and said, "When I entered the Test, you were in Nappy." I said to him, Greet your father from me and say, I have given him back his words.