Axar Patel was in good form as DC registered their second straight win of IPL 2023, defeating SRH by seven runs in Match 34, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday. After the match, the India star also received plenty of praise from legend Sunil Gavaskar, who also backed him to captain Delhi and replace David Warner.
Speaking on Star Sports Cricket Live, Gavaskar said –
“I believe Axar Patel should be appointed the captain of Delhi Capitals. He is an honest player. He’s in a good rhythm. The Indian team can benefit from him being named the captain of the franchise and performing well. All these things should be done in a long run.”
Axar is also Delhi’s second highest wicket-taker this season with six wickets in seven matches. He is also his side’s second highest run-scorer with 182 runs in seven fixtures. Speaking after the match, Axar pointed out that his bowling display gave him more joy than his batting.
After the match, Axar said –
“2/21 since I scored 34 in 34 so the two wickets were more important. I ordered for coffee and I left the glass like that, when three wickets fell in one over. Pandey and I discussed we need to take it as deep as possible.”
