After registering a win over New Zealand in the last group stage match of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Dubai on Sunday, star India all-rounder Axar Patel reflected that his batting performance in 2023-24 Border-Gavaskar Trophy has helped him improve in the batting.
Axar had a good day in the match with both bat and bowl. In the first innings, the Men in Blue were struggling at 30/3 in 6.4 overs when the left-hand batter came out to bat in the middle along with Shreyas Iyer.
Both batters stitched a partnership of 98 runs from 136 balls before Axar was sent back to the pavilion after scoring 42 runs off 61 balls, which came with the help of three fours and a six. With the ball in the second innings, the left-arm spinner took one wicket and gave away just 32 runs in his 10-over spell.
“I think when you get an opportunity, you can look at the situation and do your batting. That’s what I am doing. When I get an opportunity, I try to do my batting according to the team’s need and situation,” Axar Patel told the media after the match.
“When I used to go down, I had to make runs early. It depends on the situation. The plus point is that I know that there are more batsmen behind me. I can play accordingly. When I go up, it also depends on the situation. I don’t have 10 overs or 5 overs. I know that I have a lot of time. I can take my time. The way the team requires me, if I feel that I have to attack the spinner, I play accordingly,” the Gujarat-born cricketer added.
