Asia Cup 2016: Parthiv Patel Joins squad to replace Dhoni

Asia Cup 2016: Parthiv Patel Joins squad to replace Dhoni

Gujarat Skipper Parthiv patel joins the Indian team for Asia Cup as a backup for the captain M.S.Dhoni as the captain is in doubt of playing the game. Dhoni got injured during the training session in Dhaka on Monday.He is not sure whether he would be able to play the game or not. So the team management made changes and Parthiv Patel Joins squad to replace Dhoni.

Dhoni is suffering from muscle spasm as he was injured during training session.Board has announced the replacement for M.S.Dhoni and they had chosen Parthiv Patel for backup.He will join the team soon at Dhaka.This is Second time that Dhoni is suffering with this problem in recent times.

Parthiv Patel,30 is Left-Handed batsmen.Had played Tri-ODI series with Australia in 2012.However he has shown best performance in the International matches.But later Dinesh Karthik followed by M.S.Dhoni took his chances.He performing well at the domestic matches at Gujarat and also in Ipl matches.Parthiv is Gujarat’s second-Highest run scorer in Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he had scored 295 runs with a century and single fifty.So there is no wonder BCCI to select Parthiv Patel as backup plan in the squad for Asia Cup.

Parthiv is trending in Twitter

Though that is not sure that Parthiv will get a chance to play, Parthiv started trending from past two hours in Twitter.Soon after news coming out Cricket fans started tweeting about the news and so Parthiv is trending now in the Twiter. He is in top 3 of the trends.Virat may be leading the team as captain for the series. Dhoni’s fans are not happy with the replacement plan.They have been posting their unsatisfactory opinions in twitter.Whatever it may be, Lets wish Dhoni a speedy recovery and Parthiv good luck.