IPL crorepati Parthiv Patel seeks glorified peon's job
June 26, 2013  14:26
He drives a BMW, lives in a mansion, and can afford a month's holiday with his family in America. Yet, out-of-favour Test cricketer Parthiv Patel has applied for the job of a "glorified peon' with the income-tax office here for a monthly salary of Rs 15,000, which should be less than the combined pay of his driver and two household hands.

An income-tax official who scrutinised job applications to the office expressed his perplexity to The Telegraph. "We were astounded. Is he serious about the job? Does he really need the money?' he wondered.

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Parthiv's father has since denied the story.
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