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Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel, also spelled as Axar Patel, (born 20 January 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in all formats of the game as a bowling All-rounder.
Axar took five wickets on debut in the second Test in Chennai, and followed it up with an 11-wicket haul in the third: he finished the series with 27 wickets. In 2022, he made a 27-ball fifty,...
45 minutes ago · India’s Axar Patel bowls a delivery during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup second semifinal cricket match between England and India at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana. (AP | PTI) Not everyone would have been surprised at what followed. Mohammad Kaif, the assistant coach at Delhi Capitals in 2021 and who saw Ricky Ponting help Axar correct his only flaw that existed then – his leg-side strokeplay, has always been a backer.
One of many left-arm orthodox spinners from Gujarat, Axar made his first-class debut for Gujarat at the tender age of 18, in a Vijay Hazare Trophy game in Mumbai and his Ranji Trophy debut i ...
1 day ago · Just about 800 metres away from the ‘Sardar Patel Janamsthal’, stands ‘Rajkiran’ - the residence of India’s spin-bowling all-rounder Axar Patel, whose game-changing performance guided India to the final of the T20 World Cup as the Men in Blue clinched a 68-run win over England in the semifinal on Thursday. As one walks through the ...
10 hours ago · Axar Patel has been a standout performer in the T20 World Cup 2024, showcasing his exceptional skills both with the ball and the bat. In the final against South Africa, Axar once again proved his worth by coming to India's rescue when they were struggling at 34/3. Alongside Virat Kohli, Axar stabilized the innings with a brilliant partnership ...
2 days ago · When Axar Patel got the ball in the fourth over of England's chase of 172, he had already been told by his captain Rohit Sharma, India's top scorer, that the pitch was keeping low and skidding ...
2 days ago · Axar Patel won the Player of the Match against England. India stormed into the finals of T20 World Cup 2024 after beating England. Axar Patel opened up about his mindset during the knockout stage of a marquee tournament. The Indian spinner revealed that he bowled with the idea of starting and finishing the first and last over really well.
After being a regular in the KXIP line-up, Axar was snapped up by Delhi Capitals for a whopping Rs 5 crore at the IPL auctions ahead of the 2019 season, making him the second most expensive player for the franchise. He was later retained by the Delhi franchise for the IPL 2020 and IPL 2021.
Jan 5, 2023 · Indian cricket in the shortest format has been marked by a revival of some classical learning with some wisdom from the 28-year-old Axar Rajeshbhai Patel. It is only fitting that one of the leading men in this renaissance is nicknamed, Bapu.
