Gujarat Ranji captain wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel led Gujarat to their maiden Ranji Trophy title in 2016-17.  Speaking on Cow Corner Chronicle, the 35-year-old wicket-keeper revealed how he list a finger at the age of six. The out-of-favor India wicketkeeper added how that did not stop him from playing cricket.

Parthiv Patel said, “My finger came in the door when I was six, and it got cut,” adding how he never complained about it. Patel speaks on the problems of playing with nine fingers. The Gujrat skipper says how he uses tape in order to keep the gloves intact while playing cricket.

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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 wicketkeeper with nine fingers,” Patel added.

The wicket-keeper has played 25 Tests scoring 934  runs and amassed 736  in 38 ODIs for the Indian Jersey. Parthiv has featured in 193 first-class games THe veteran has 486 catches and 77 stumpings to his name in the domestic cricket.  New Zealand opener Martin Guptill also faces a similar difficulty. The N star player plays with two toes on his left foot. Despite having only 2 toes,  Guptill is regarded as one of the best fielders in the game.

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Since his international debut in 2002, Parthiv Patel has represented India in 25 Tests and 38 ODIs. The 35-year-old cricketer said he is still playing the game and explains why he hasn’t retired.

“It is just the passion of being on the field, just being around this whole atmosphere. That itself is a big motivation. I don’t believe in…whether I am playing IPL or playing Test cricket, Ranji Trophy, or a club game, I like to be on the field. That burning desire is still there” he said.