Axar Patel
Axar Patel during 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Personal information
Full name
Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel
Born (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30)
Nadiad, Gujarat, India
NicknameBaapu
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 302)13 February 2021 v England
Last Test9 March 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 53)17 July 2015 v Australia
Last T20I3 December 2023 v Australia
T20I shirt no.20
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentGujarat (squad no. 66)
2013Mumbai Indians
2014–2019Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 20)
2018Durham (squad no. 20)
2019–presentDelhi Capitals (squad no. 20)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 12 53 40 52
Runs scored 541 439 288 2,178
Batting average 34.32 19.08 22.15 35.12
100s/50s 0/4 0/2 0/1 1/17
Top score 84 64* 65 110*
Balls bowled 1,940 2,457 745 11,092
Wickets 50 58 37 185
Bowling average 16.70 31.98 25.10 24.69
5 wickets in innings 5 0 0 11
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 2
Best bowling 6/38 3/24 3/9 7/54
Catches/stumpings 3/– 23/– 12/– 23/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 September 2023

Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel,[1][2] also spelled as Axar Patel,[3][4] (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. He also plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket and for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He is a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

He made his ODI debut on 15 June 2014 against Bangladesh. He was selected in India's 15-man squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand. He made his Test debut for India against England on 13 February 2021, where he took 7 wickets.[5] He became the ninth bowler for India to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Test cricket.[6] He is best known for his consistent wicket taking ability in Test cricket.

Domestic career

In his second first-class match, against Delhi in November 2013, Patel took 6 for 55 in the first innings. This was his first five-wicket haul.[7]

Patel played just one first-class game in his debut season for Gujarat, but had a more successful showing in 2013. Slotted primarily as a bowling allrounder, the left-arm spinner got his first IPL contract with Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2013, although he was on the bench for the entire season, the team won the title in that year.

He was one of the key contributors to India Under-23s' title win in the 2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup, with seven wickets, including a four-for in the semi-final against UAE.[8] He was one of the consistent performers for Gujarat in the 2013/14 Ranji Trophy, finishing the season with 369 runs at an average of 46.12 and 29 wickets at 23.58. In early 2014, he was named the BCCI Under-19 cricketer of the year for the 2012/13 season.[9]

In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[10][11] In October 2019, he was named in India C's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[12]

IPL career

Patel was signed up by the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians in 2013 but did not get a chance to play until he was released. He was then picked up by Kings XI Punjab in 2014 and had an impressive season with 17 wickets. He was retained by the Kings XI Punjab for the 2015 IPL season. Batting lower down the order, he scored 206 runs for the Kings XI Punjab in 2015 in addition to taking 13 wickets.[13] On 1 May 2016, during a match against the Gujarat Lions, he took four wickets in five balls, including the first (and only) hat-trick of the 2016 IPL season, to pave the way for Kings XI Punjab's 23-run win against table-toppers Gujarat Lions in Rajkot.[14] He was retained by Kings XI Punjab for the 2018 season.

Axar Patel became the 9th Indian player to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut and only the second left-arm spinner after Dilip Doshi to take a five-for in his debut Test.[6]

In December 2018, he was signed up by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[15][16] He was retained by Delhi capitals for the 2021 season.[17]

International career

After excellent performance in the 2014 IPL, Patel was rewarded with a place in the Indian ODI squad for the tour to Bangladesh[18] and made his ODI debut in the first match of series at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and took 1/59 runs. He was part of India's 15-man squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

He made his Twenty20 International debut for India against Zimbabwe on 17 July 2015.[19] He was named as a stand-by player for India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[20]

In January 2021, Patel was named in India's Test squad for their series against England.[21] He made his Test debut against England on 13 February 2021 and made his comeback in international cricket after a gap of almost three years.[22] His first international Test wicket was of Joe Root.[23] In the same match, he took a five wicket haul in England's second innings, becoming the ninth Indian bowler to do so on debut.[24] In the 3 matches he played in his debut series, he took 27 wickets at a mere average of 10.59, finishing as the second-highest wicket taker of the series.[25] Later in the year, he scored his maiden Test half-century against New Zealand.[26]

In September 2021, Patel was named in India's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[27] However, on 13 October 2021, he was replaced by Shardul Thakur in India's squad.[28]

In November 2021, Patel was named in India's squad for New Zealand's tour of India in 2021.

In June 2022, Patel was named in India's squad for their T20I series against Ireland.[29]

On 25 July 2022, Patel scored his maiden ODI half-century against West Indies.[30] He scored 64 runs off 35 balls, and remained unbeaten as he scored a match-winning six.[31]

Personal life

He married Meha Patel on 26 January 2023 in Vadodara, Gujarat.[32]

Awards

References

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  3. ^ "Axar Patel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2015. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Akshar Patel". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ^ "2nd Test, Chennai, Feb 13 - Feb 17 2021, England tour of India 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b "India vs England: Axar Patel joins elite list after taking 5-wicket haul on Test debut". India Today. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Delhi concede slender 1st innings lead as Akshar grabs six wickets". Times Of India. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ Akshar Patel spins India into ACC Emerging Teams Cup final. Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  9. ^ a b Akshar named best U-19 cricketer Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Times Of India(mobile site). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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  12. ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". Sportstar. 24 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Axar Patel - Kings XI Punjab player". Indian Premier League. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Axar Patel 'tricks as KXIP make winning start under Murali Vijay". Cricbuzz. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  15. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  16. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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  19. ^ "India tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jul 17, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  20. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: BCCI likely to take last-minute call on Kedar Jadhav's fitness; Ambati Rayudu, Axar Patel on standby". FirstCricket. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  21. ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (19 January 2021). "Kohli, Hardik, Ishant return to India's 18-member squad for England Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  22. ^ Sen, Rohan (13 February 2021). "India vs England: Axar Patel makes Test debut, Kuldeep Yadav finally gets a game after over 2 years". India Today. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  23. ^ "India vs England: Debutant Axar Patel gets Joe Root as his maiden Test wicket". www.dnaindia.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  24. ^ "Axar Patel grabs maiden five-for on debut, joins Ashwin and Shami in elite list". Hindustan Times. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Records - ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021 - Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  26. ^ "2nd Test, Wankhede, December 03 - 06, 2021, New Zealand tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  27. ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (8 September 2021). "India's T20 World Cup squad: R Ashwin picked, MS Dhoni mentor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  28. ^ "Shardul Thakur replaces Axar Patel in Team India's World Cup squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  29. ^ "Hardik Pandya to captain India in Ireland T20Is; Rahul Tripathi gets maiden call-up". ESPNcricinfo. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  30. ^ "India vs West Indies 2nd ODI Live Score Updates: Axar Patel slams maiden fifty to keep India in the hunt". The Times of India. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  31. ^ "Full Scorecard of West Indies vs India 2nd ODI 2022 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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  33. ^ "Akshar Patel: Emerging Player of the Tournament in IPL 7". Yahoo Cricket. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

External links

India squad – 2015 Cricket World Cup - Semi-finalists
India squad – 2023 Asia Cup – Champions (8th title)
India squad – 2023 Cricket World Cup - Runners-up
Gujarat cricket team – current squad
Delhi Capitals – current squad
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