Axar Patel grabbed the highlight and received hundreds of thousands of hearts when he hit the six within the closing over towards West Indies to complete the sport off in fashion. The hosts put guests India into hassle when the bowlers picked the in-form Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson, however Patel’s unbeaten knock of a 35-ball 64 runs, and the ultimate over six to complete the 312 runs chase received India the ODI collection.
The 2 groups will conflict once more for the collection finale, that’s the third ODI, on the identical venue- Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad- and all eyes will probably be on Axar Patel. The Indian lineup missed the providers of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja within the first recreation as he was dominated out resulting from a knee damage. Whereas it was Shikhar Dhawan and Mohammed Siraj who majorly dealt with the job within the first fixture, Patel took the cost within the second recreation.
“I feel this can be a particular one. It got here at an important time and likewise helped the group to win the collection. We’ve carried out the identical within the IPL. We simply wanted to stay calm and hold the depth up. I used to be taking part in an ODI after shut to five years. I might wish to proceed performing like this for my group,” stated Patel in post-match presentation.
In a dialog with The Occasions of India, Axar Patel’s shut pal Vijay Patel, who was additionally the coach when the previous made his debut for Gujarat, stated:
Axar Patel is a typical Nadiad boy, he by no means feels stress: Vijay Patel
“Axar is a typical Nadiad boy. He by no means feels stress. Small-town youngsters are powerful, fearless individuals. I’ve identified him since his under-16 days for Gujarat. He’s very centered and mentally relaxed. Success or the India cap hasn’t modified him. He’s nonetheless very humble. We spoke as we speak. He was actually comfortable. He’s having fun with his life and cricket. He’s such a jovial character that the dressing room ambiance is completely different when he’s round. He makes different gamers take pleasure in with him.”
Axar Patel has made probably the most of his alternatives contemplating that he solely will get the possibility when Ravindra Jadeja, who has the identical skilled ability isn’t out there. That may’t be easy, particularly in mild of the truth that he has often performed for India, at occasions going total excursions with out seeing motion. However nonetheless, he’s unaffected by the circumstance.
“Someday again, there was a section when Jadeja was doing so properly that Axar virtually appeared forgotten. Nonetheless, he appeared fully relaxed about it. ‘Don’t fear sir. Aage dekh lenge (we’ll see sooner or later)’ he instructed me. He wasn’t feeling any stress. It doesn’t make a distinction to him if Jadeja is round or not. He’s solely centered on his personal efficiency. As I stated earlier, he’s simply relaxed and having fun with his recreation. It’s this perspective which helps him hold performing properly,” Vijay Patel added.
