How ex-Mumbai Ranji player Mandale’s pep talk boosted Axar
Updated On: 01 July, 2024 07:57 AM IST | Ahmedabad | Sunil K Vaidya
Axar also took nine wickets in eight innings with his left-arm spin.
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Axar Patel celebrates a wicket on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
A former Mumbai Ranji player probably played a small role in putting Axar Patel’s career graph on the right path with some simple advice during his U-16 days. An incident during his age group cricket turned Axar Patel from a frisky cricketer to a key member of India’s T20 World Cup triumph on Saturday at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.
The left-handed all-rounder from Nadiad rebuilt the India innings with Virat Kohli after India lost skipper Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant within the space of two balls in the second over of the ICC T20 World Cup final against the Proteas. Axar, nicknamed Bapu by his India teammates, was one of the shining stars of India’s unbeaten run in the World Cup held in the USA and the Caribbean. His 47 (1x4, 4x6) with a strike-rate of 151.61 came in at No. 5. Overall, he scored 92 runs from five innings with a strike-rate of 139 while batting as a floater in the middle-order. Axar also took nine wickets in eight innings with his left-arm spin.
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