Indian all-rounder Axar Patel, who was adjudged the player of the match in the first ODI against England, has opened up on his all-round brilliance with the ball in the first innings and the willow in the 259-run chase.
Speaking at the post-match presentation after India’s six-wicket victory in the first ODI, Axar has revealed that he has varied his pace and tried to bowl stump to stump as he scalped a four-wicket haul in the first innings.
“Obviously the way T20 series went, I think this is the perfect start for us. And very happy the way I performed. I think I bowled under a particular area. I thought I have to bowl, you know, vary my pace and bowl stump to stump. And I did exactly what I wanted to do. And I’m lucky that I got the four wickets,” Axar Patel said after the game.
Coming to bat at No.7, Axar went on to score an unbeaten 57-run knock off 52 balls with five fours and a six. He stitched a 102-run unbeaten partnership with Washington Sundar as India cruised past the target in 45.2 overs.
“In the batting, I think we got a very good start, and then we have to just know that we are ahead of the game. So we have to just rotate the strike and we have to finish the game well. When I went there, Washington was there. We were thinking about that we are down a couple of wickets just now, we have to build a partnership right now. And after four, five overs, we’ll think about what we have to do because the way we got the start, I think we are ahead of the game. So we have to just build the partnership and just finish the game,” he concluded.
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