(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30) Nadiad, Gujarat, India
Nickname
Baapu
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Left-arm orthodox
Role
Bowling all-rounder
International information
National side
India (2014–present)
Test debut (cap 302)
13 February 2021 v England
Last Test
9 March 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 53)
17 July 2015 v Australia
Last T20I
3 December 2023 v Australia
T20I shirt no.
20
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2012–present
Gujarat (squad no. 66)
2013
Mumbai Indians
2014–2019
Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 20)
2018
Durham (squad no. 20)
2019–present
Delhi Capitals (squad no. 20)
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
FC
Matches
12
53
40
52
Runs scored
541
439
288
2,178
Batting average
34.32
19.08
22.15
35.12
100s/50s
0/4
0/2
0/1
1/17
Top score
84
64*
65
110*
Balls bowled
1,940
2,457
745
11,092
Wickets
50
58
37
185
Bowling average
16.70
31.98
25.10
24.69
5 wickets in innings
5
0
0
11
10 wickets in match
1
0
0
2
Best bowling
6/38
3/24
3/9
7/54
Catches/stumpings
3/–
23/–
12/–
23/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing India
ICC World Test Championship
Runner-up
2021–2023
ACC Asia Cup
Winner
2018 United Arab Emirates
Winner
2023 Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 September 2023
Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel,[1][2] also spelled as Axar Patel,[3][4] (born 20 January 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in all formats of the game as a bowling All-rounder. He also plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket and for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He is a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was a part of the Indian squads which won the 2018 Asia Cup and the 2023 Asia Cup.
He made his ODI debut on 15 June 2014 against Bangladesh. He was selected in India's 15-man squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand. He made his Test debut for India against England on 13 February 2021, where he took 7 wickets.[5] He became the ninth bowler for India to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Test cricket.[6] He is best known for his consistent wicket taking ability in Test cricket.
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^"2nd Test, Chennai, Feb 13 - Feb 17 2021, England tour of India 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
^"India vs England: Axar Patel joins elite list after taking 5-wicket haul on Test debut". India Today. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel, also spelled as AxarPatel, (born 20 January 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team...
Kapil Dev 9/83 – India v West Indies, 12 November 1983. (in a match) AxarPatel 11/70 – India v England, 13 February 2021. Most runs: Rahul Dravid (India)...
overseas slots) with: South African batter Colin Ingram, Indian all-rounder AxarPatel, Indian all-rounder Hanuma Vihari, Sherfane Rutherford, Indian pacer Ishant...
home in the IPL. Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat. Harshal Patel (Punjab Kings) played in his 100th IPL match. Mumbai Indians won the toss...
Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match. AxarPatel was the stand-in captain for Match 62 after Rishabh Pant was suspended...
Glenn Maxwell was declared the most valuable player of the season and AxarPatel was declared the emerging player of the season. The Kings XI Punjab and...
ceremony was held on 8 April 2016 from 19:30 IST at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Mumbai. It featured performances from Major Lazer, Yo Yo Honey...
bowled by Axar. The score for Australia in their 2nd innings was 175 runs for the loss of 2 wickets, one each for Ashwin and Patel, as Axar became the...
the T20 World Cup to be held in October. On 13 October, Thakur replaced AxarPatel in India's main squad for the tournament. He was included in the playing...
32 deliveries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2022. "KL Rahul and AxarPatel ruled out of T20I Series". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved...
Ruturaj Gaikwad scored the most runs in the tournament, while Harshal Patel took the most wickets and also won the Most Valuable Player award. Mumbai...
Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 19 January 2021. "Knee injury rules AxarPatel out of first England Test". Crickbuzz. Retrieved 5 February 2021. "Shikhar...
ball against India B of a good bowling line up of Dhawal Kulkarni and AxarPatel. List of Tamil Nadu cricketers "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group B: Delhi v...
India announced their squad on 5 September 2023. On 28 September 2023, AxarPatel was ruled out due to injury and was replaced by Ravichandran Ashwin. On...
finish in the qualifier. India also named Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer and AxarPatel as standby players. The ACC extended the deadline for squad announcements...
Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015. "Sardar Patel Stadium - IPL Venue - IPLT20.com". www.iplt20.com. "Chinnaswamy Stadium...
cricketer AxarPatel, Indian cricketer Brijal Patel, Kenyan cricketer Brijesh Patel, Indian cricketer C. D. Patel, Tanzanian cricketer Chetan Patel, English...
intervals. RPS needed 23 runs from the last over which was bowled by AxarPatel with captain MS Dhoni on the crease. After a wide, four, six and two dot...
ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022. "AxarPatel leaves jaws on the floor as India win cliffhanger". ESPNcricinfo. Archived...
Bangladesh, New Zealand's Daniel Vettori, Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath, and AxarPatel and Ravindra Jadeja from India employ this bowling style. A bowler equally...
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