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IND vs SA WC 2022: Axar Patel Ready To Play An Important Role in Team India

Sangeeta Viswas
1 year ago

IND vs SA WC 2022: Axar Patel Ready To Play An Important Role in Team India, the all-rounder said – “I can bat in any order if needed”.

Ravindra Jadeja’s absence is hard to make up for:-

It is difficult to meet the lack of Ravindra Jadeja in Team India, but the Indian team management has asked Axar Patel to be mentally prepared.

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In fact, the team management has said that if needed, they will be asked to bat in the top 6. Right-handed players and Rishabh Pant are out of the team in India’s top six.

Team India needs a left-handed batsman to beat the opposition and create trouble. At the same time, earlier Axar Patel was sent against Pakistan at number 5, but he was run out as soon as he went to the crease.

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IND vs SA WC 2022: Axar Patel Ready To Play An Important Role in Team India

Pakistan had left-arm spinner Nawaz and leg-spinner Shadab:-

After doing well against Netherlands in this regard, Axar Patel told the media that, Pakistan had left-arm spinner Nawaz and leg-spinner Shadab, so it was important to send a left-handed batsman, so I was sent.

He also said, “Since our top six are right-handed batsmen, the management has told me that if need be, I will be sent in the middle overs and I should be ready for that. That role has already been assigned and I have demonstrated it in practice games.”

After being hit for three sixes by Iftikhar Ahmed in a nightmarish match against Pakistan. Axar is making a comeback with a scintillating 2/18 in 4 overs against the Netherlands.

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IND vs SA WC 2022: Axar Patel Ready To Play An Important Role in Team India

The Pitch was a bit Dry And the ball was Stalling:-

Axar said after the match, “The pitch was a bit dry and the ball was stopping and coming. The ball was not holding properly. So I was asking to hit the deck harder as it was difficult to hit through the line. So that was the plan.”

Let us tell you that, South Africa will have many left-handers in the top order, and Axsar’s match-up against them is not very good as he goes for around 9 runs per over against the Proteas.

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IND vs SA WC 2022: Axar Patel Ready To Play An Important Role in Team India

At the same time, for the match against South Africa. He said, ‘I am not thinking much about the game of South Africa. Will go there and call again what needs to be done.”

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Let us tell you that, the match between India and South Africa in Perth on Sunday at 4.30 pm will be playing at Optus Stadium. And there will be good bounce on offer with Kagiso Rabada and Enrique Nortje in operation.

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