Parthiv got a chance at tender age of 17. But even during those times, he showed glimpses of his talent when in his very first test, he remained unbeaten against Eng (in English conditions of swing bowling) and saved India from a sure defeat (similar to dhoni's role in first test in eng 2007). He was hardly 17 then. He proved his batting abilities not merely on flat batting pitches of india, but in all bouncy/pacy/swinging conditions n also against the bowlers like Andrew Nel. His recent ipl performance is a proof of that. He has been consistently performing not only with the glove but also with the bat and even in the Opening slot (like Karthik) as well, scoring big 100s in India-A, RoI teams in Irani trophy. I think he has also opened for India reasonably well. He had some problem in his keeping during his initial period, but that also appears to have been sorted out by him by sheer hard work.
Dhoni lovers wudnt like it but against quality bowlers like ausi on bouncy pitches like in ausi, parthiv is much better bat then dhoni.
