Full name Axar Rajeshbhai Patel
Born January 20, 1994, Anand, Gujarat
Current age 27 years 38 days
Major teams India, Delhi Capitals, Delhi Daredevils, Durham, Gujarat, India A, India B, India C, India Red, India Under-23s, India Under-23s, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, West Zone
Also known as Akshar Patel
Playing role Bowling allrounder
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4.00 | 34 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 38 | 20 | 6 | 181 | 38 | 12.92 | 190 | 95.26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| T20Is | 11 | 7 | 3 | 68 | 20* | 17.00 | 54 | 125.92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 41 | 58 | 8 | 1677 | 110* | 33.54 | 2696 | 62.20 | 1 | 13 | 214 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| List A | 133 | 92 | 25 | 2036 | 98* | 30.38 | 2098 | 97.04 | 0 | 9 | 163 | 48 | 54 | 0 |
| T20s | 151 | 114 | 36 | 1695 | 70* | 21.73 | 1298 | 130.58 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 72 | 60 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 4 | 466 | 170 | 18 | 6/38 | 11/70 | 9.44 | 2.18 | 25.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| ODIs | 38 | 35 | 1908 | 1409 | 45 | 3/34 | 3/34 | 31.31 | 4.43 | 42.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 11 | 11 | 234 | 265 | 9 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 29.44 | 6.79 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 41 | 72 | 9237 | 3839 | 152 | 7/54 | 11/70 | 25.25 | 2.49 | 60.7 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| List A | 133 | 128 | 6919 | 4922 | 169 | 6/43 | 6/43 | 29.12 | 4.26 | 40.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 151 | 150 | 3196 | 3643 | 127 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 28.68 | 6.83 | 25.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | India v England at Chennai, Feb 13-16, 2021 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v England at Ahmedabad, Feb 24-25, 2021 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Jun 15, 2014 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v New Zealand at Kanpur, Oct 29, 2017 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jul 17, 2015 scorecard |
| Last T20I | South Africa v India at Cape Town, Feb 24, 2018 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Madhya Pradesh v Gujarat at Indore, Nov 2-5, 2012 scorecard |
| Last First-class | India v England at Ahmedabad, Feb 24-25, 2021 scorecard |
| List A debut | Gujarat v Maharashtra at Mumbai, Feb 22, 2012 scorecard |
| Last List A | New Zealand A v India A at Christchurch, Jan 26, 2020 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Gujarat v Maharashtra at Ahmedabad, Mar 17, 2013 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Baroda v Gujarat at Vadodara, Jan 18, 2021 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/38, 0, 5/32 | India | v England | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 |
| 5, 2/40, 7, 5/60 | India | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 | Test # 2411 |
| 2/13, 36 | Gujarat | v Baroda | Vadodara | 18 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 0/17, 0* | Gujarat | v Chhattisgarh | Vadodara | 16 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 1/16, 1 | Gujarat | v H. Pradesh | Vadodara | 14 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 0, 1/7 | Gujarat | v Uttarakhand | Vadodara | 12 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 30, 0/24 | Gujarat | v Maharashtra | Vadodara | 10 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 9, 0/16 | Capitals | v Mum Indians | Dubai (DSC) | 10 Nov 2020 | T20 |
| 1/33 | Capitals | v Sunrisers | Abu Dhabi | 8 Nov 2020 | T20 |
| 0/27, 42 | Capitals | v Mum Indians | Dubai (DSC) | 5 Nov 2020 | T20 |
Axar 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. He was one of the key contributors to India Under-23s' title win in the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2013, with seven wickets, including a four-for in the semi-final against UAE. A handy lower-order batsman, 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. After an impressive season with Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2014 - 16 wickets at an economy rate of 6.22 - Axar was rewarded with a place in the Indian ODI squad for the tour to Bangladesh.
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Feb 25, 2021
Axar Patel was named Player of the Match
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Feb 25, 2021
Axar Patel took 11 wickets in the match
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Feb 25, 2021
Axar Patel celebrates a wicket with an excited Virat Kohli
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