Parthiv Patel

"Parthiv brings a vast domestic and international cricketing experience spanning over two decades, along with an understanding of the fast-paced IPL competition," MI said in a statement

"I would always hold Sourav Ganguly as a leader in true sense with his man management skills. Sourav and Anil Kumble were great leaders and they made me the kind of person I am," Parthiv said

The 35-year-old, who made his Test debut under Sourav Ganguly, at the age of 17, played 65 international games for the country

The India wicketkeeper shares his thoughts on the recently-concluded IPL, whether Rohit Sharma should be handed limited-overs captaincy and much more in this exclusive chat

In an exhaustive interview to cricket.com former India wicketkeeper and former chairman of the selection committee, Kiran More talks about wicketkeepers in India, whether KL Rahul is a future Test ‘keeper and more

"I don't think we are not getting any fixed wicketkeeper. We have KS Bharat for India A ... Rishabh Pant or KL Rahul ... Saha"

Going down memory lane, Patel also recalled how "good friend" Matthew Hayden had threatened to punch him in his face

Seen as heir apparent to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the 22-year-old Pant has been receiving flak for his failure to perform consistently at the top level