India’s former wicket-keeper batsman, Parthiv Patel seems to have landed in trouble as his official Instagram account has been hacked on October 17 (Sunday). The southpaw batsman played for the Gujarat team in various domestic cricket tournaments. He took to Twitter and informed his fans and followers about the incident and asked people the matter on Twitter informing everyone that the account is hacked!
Informing about the same, Parthiv Patel tweeted, “Please note that my Instagram account has been hacked and I am unable to access it! Please ignore any unusual activity or messages from the account till we confirm that it is restored! @instagram”.
Please note that my Instagram account has been hacked and I am unable to access it! Please ignore any unusual activity or messages from the account till we confirm that it is restored! @instagram
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) October 17, 2021
Three weeks ago, Parthiv Patel had suffered a huge loss in his personal life when he witnessed the demise of his father. Former India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel’s father Ajaybhai died on September 26 and the cricketer was informed through social media.
WATCH – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli having fun together
While informing the demise of his father, the wicket-keeper had tweeted, “It is with the deepest grief and sadness, we inform the passing away of my father Mr. Ajaybhai Bipinchandra Patel. He left for his heavenly abode on 26th September 2021. We request you to keep him in your thoughts and prayers. May his soul rest in peace. Om Namah Shivay.”
It is with the deepest grief and sadness, we inform the passing away of my father Mr. Ajaybhai Bipinchandra patel. He left for his heavenly abode on 26th September 2021.We request you to keep him in your thoughts and prayers. May his soul rest in peace🙏 ॐ नम: शिवाय🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/tAsivVBJIt
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) September 26, 2021
The 36-year-old wicket-keeper has played 25 Tests, 38 ODIs, and 2 T20Is for India in which he had amassed 934 runs, 736 runs, and 36 runs respectively, his last international appearance coming in India’s famous Test win in Johannesburg in January 2018. In December 2020, Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. After his retirement, Patel joined Mumbai Indians as a Talent Scout.
ALSO READ: BCCI Invites Applications For The Coaching Staff Of Men’s National Team
Apart from playing for India, Patel will be remembered for his contributions to Gujarat. He led the side to the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2015, scoring a match-winning maiden List A century in the final against Delhi.
Here are some of the images posted by the hacker:
