Full name Axar Rajeshbhai Patel
Born January 20, 1994, Anand, Gujarat
Current age 26 years 133 days
Major teams India, Delhi Capitals, Delhi Daredevils, Durham, Gujarat, India A, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 39 | 55 | 8 | 1665 | 110* | 35.42 | 2662 | 62.54 | 1 | 13 | 212 | 17 | 20 | 0 |
| List A | 133 | 92 | 25 | 2036 | 98* | 30.38 | 2098 | 97.04 | 0 | 9 | 163 | 48 | 54 | 0 |
| T20s | 131 | 100 | 34 | 1511 | 70* | 22.89 | 1164 | 129.81 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 63 | 52 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 39 | 68 | 8771 | 3669 | 134 | 7/54 | 10/125 | 27.38 | 2.50 | 65.4 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| List A | 133 | 128 | 6919 | 4922 | 169 | 6/43 | 6/43 | 29.12 | 4.26 | 40.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 131 | 130 | 2794 | 3239 | 114 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 28.41 | 6.95 | 24.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Gujarat v Saurashtra at Rajkot, Feb 29-Mar 4, 2020 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 | Gujarat v Jammu & Kashmir at Surat, Nov 18, 2019 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/56, 21, 0/61, 0 | Gujarat | v Saurashtra | Rajkot | 29 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 80, 0/47, 9, 0/18 | Gujarat | v Goa | Valsad | 20 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 3/33, 89, 7/92 | Gujarat | v Andhra | Nadiad | 12 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 1/60, 11, 4/91 | Gujarat | v Delhi | Delhi | 4 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 1/46, 32 | India A | v NZ A | Christchurch | 26 Jan 2020 | LA |
| 1/33, 24 | India A | v NZ A | Christchurch | 24 Jan 2020 | LA |
| 2/31 | India A | v NZ A | Lincoln | 22 Jan 2020 | LA |
| 15, 1/66 | India A | v NZ XI | Lincoln | 19 Jan 2020 | LA |
| 5, 0/22 | India A | v NZ XI | Lincoln | 17 Jan 2020 | LA |
| 10, 3/11, 7, 4/50 | Gujarat | v Kerala | Surat | 25 Dec 2019 | FC |
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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Apr 28, 2019
Axar Patel takes a super catch in the deep to send AB de Villiers back
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Apr 28, 2019
Axar Patel hits one down the ground
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Apr 20, 2019
Axar Patel was run out pushing for a second
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