Axar Patel

Axar Rajeshbhai Patel,[2][3] also spelled as Akshar Patel,[4][5] (born 20 January 1994) is an Indian cricketer. He plays as an all-rounder for the Gujarat cricket team. He is a left-hand batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was signed up by the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians in 2013 and then by Kings XI Punjab in 2014 and then by Delhi Capitals in 2019. He made his ODI debut on 15 June 2014 against Bangladesh. He was selected in India's 15-man squad for 2015 Cricket World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand.

Axar Patel
Personal information
Full nameAxar Rajeshbhai Patel
Born (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994
Nadiad, Gujarat, India
NicknameBapu[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 202)15 June 2014 v Bangladesh
Last ODI29 October 2017 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.20
T20I debut17 July 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I24 February 2018 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentGujarat
2013Mumbai Indians
2014–2018Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 20)
2018Durham (squad no. 20)
2019Delhi Capitals (squad no. 20)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 38 11 31 103
Runs scored 181 68 1,420 1,293
Batting average 12.92 17.00 41.76 25.35
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/11 0/5
Top score 38 20* 110* 93
Balls bowled 1,908 234 7,033 5,353
Wickets 45 9 104 136
Bowling average 31.31 29.44 28.64 28.31
5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/34 3/17 7/54 6/43
Catches/stumpings 15/– 5/– 14/– 40/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 January 2019

Domestic career

Patel took 6 for 55 in Delhi's first innings. This was his first five-wicket haul in his first-class career in only his second match.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[9][10] In October 2019, he was named in India C's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[11]

IPL career

Patel was signed up by the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians in 2013 and then by Kings XI Punjab in 2014. He had an impressive season with Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2014 with 17 wickets. He was rightly named the 'Emerging Player of the Year' for IPL 2014. For his performances in 2014, he was named in the Cricinfo IPL XI[12] and the Cricinfo CLT20 XI.[13] . He was retained by the Kings XI Punjab for the 2015 IPL season for his impressive performances in the previous edition. Batting lower down the order, he scored 206 runs for the Kings XI Punjab in 2015 in addition to taking wickets.[14] 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.[15] He was retained by Kings XI Punjab for the 2018 season.

In December 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[16][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.

Patel got a call up for the five match ODI series against West Indies and played in the 4th ODI where he only conceded 26 runs for 2 wickets in his 10 overs.

He was also a part of 15 man squad for the 5 match series against Sri Lanka where he played in all 5 matches and took 11 wickets and made 31 runs at a strike rate of 178.

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]

On 20 June 2016, Patel moved to 13th place in ICC ODI rankings after he took three wickets against Zimbabwe, he was just three places behind India's highest ranked bowler Ravichandran Ashwin.

He was named as a stand-by player for India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[20]

Personal life

Patel's family resides in Nadiad, Gujarat. He has an elder brother named Sanship Patel.[21]

Awards
  • BCCI Under-19 cricketer of the Year 2014.[8]
  • Emerging Player of the Tournament in IPL 7.[22]

References
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  6. Delhi concede slender 1st innings lead as Akshar grabs six wickets. Times Of India. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  7. Akshar Patel spins India into ACC Emerging Teams Cup final. Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  8. Akshar named best U-19 cricketer Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Times Of India(mobile site). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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  12. 2014 Indian Premier League#2014 Cricinfo IPL XI
  13. http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/content/story/787427.html
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  19. "India tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jul 17, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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  22. Akshar Patel : Emerging Player of the Tournament in IPL 7. Yahoo Cricket. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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