http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parthiv-Ajay-Patel-c80778 acknowledges wearing national colours as huge motivation
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s wicket-keeper batsman, Parthiv Patel, has acknowledged that wearing national colours is a great motivational factor for him in his cricketing career.
He described that he always played his cricket in a bid to be in the national side and serving India is his dream.
"You play the game because you want to turn out in India's colours. That has always been a huge motivation," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 said.
In the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820, Patel was the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) first choice as wicket-keeper.
Patel, who represented the Kochi Tuskers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 tour.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 absent from the squad, Patel is also shouldering his responsibilities as an opening batsman.
He proved his worth in the one-off Twenty20 international by smashing a thrilling knock of 26 runs, which eventually laid a solid foundation for a mighty total.
Commenting on his fantastic batting effort in the first game of the tour, he stated, "We (the openers) had decided to stay put for the first four overs as the wicket was a little damp. But then I went after the bowling as we needed to make the most of first
six overs.”
Furthermore, Patel is confident to do well despite conceding that fact that he will not be able to maintain his place in the side after Dhoni’s return.
"I received great help from (Kiran) More sir, Anshuman Gaekwad and of course Dhoni. It's been beneficial to see how Dhoni goes about his work. The best lesson watching him is to notice how relaxed he is," revealed the chubby left-handed batsman.
The Men in Blue are scheduled to meet the Windies in the first ODI, at Port of Spain, today, June 6, 2011.
Patel is hopeful that the team will come up with a good performance and start the series on a winning note.
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