AHMEDABAD: He may have been under-utilized as a bowler, but Axar Patel the batter has been a revelation in this edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The lanky left-hander, with 264 runs, is the third highest run-getter behind Usman Khawaja (333) and Virat Kohli (297).
The unassuming man from Nadiad scored a swashbuckling 79 (5x4, 4x6) to drive India ahead on the fourth and final day. It was his 162-run partnership with Virat Kohli that dented Australia’s hopes.