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Axar Patel

<p><b>Axar Rajeshbhai Patel</b>,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> also spelled as <b>Akshar Patel</b>,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span> (born 20 January 1994) is an Indian international <a href="/en/Cricket" title="Cricket" class="wl">cricketer</a> who plays for the <a href="/en/India_national_cricket_team" title="India national cricket team" class="wl">Indian cricket team</a> in all formats of the game as a <a href="/en/All-rounder" title="All-rounder" class="wl">bowling All-rounder</a>. He also plays for <a href="/en/Gujarat_cricket_team" title="Gujarat cricket team" class="wl">Gujarat</a> in domestic cricket and for the <a href="/en/Delhi_Capitals" title="Delhi Capitals" class="wl">Delhi Capitals</a> in the <a href="/en/Indian_Premier_League" title="Indian Premier League" class="wl">Indian Premier League</a>. He is a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Personal information, Full&nbsp;name, Born, N...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element" style="width: 25em"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="font-size: 125%"><div class="fn" style="display: inline;">Axar Patel</div></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Axar_Patel_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Axar_Patel_2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Axar_Patel_2.jpg/220px-Axar_Patel_2.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="924" data-file-height="1787" data-file-type="bitmap" height="425" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Axar_Patel_2.jpg/330px-Axar_Patel_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Axar_Patel_2.jpg/440px-Axar_Patel_2.jpg 2x" alt="Axar_Patel_2.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Axar Patel during <a href="/en/2019–20_Vijay_Hazare_Trophy" title="2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy" class="wl">2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #b0c4de">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Full<span>&nbsp;</span>name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><div class="fn">Axar Rajeshbhai Patel</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1994-01-20</span>) </span>20 January 1994<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age<span>&nbsp;</span>29)</span><br><span class="birthplace"><a href="/en/Anand,_Gujarat" title="Anand, Gujarat" class="wl">Anand, Gujarat</a>, <a href="/en/India" title="India" class="wl">India</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nickname</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Bapu</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">1.84<span>&nbsp;</span>m (6<span>&nbsp;</span>ft 0<span>&nbsp;</span>in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Batting</th><td class="infobox-data category">Left-handed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bowling</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/en/Slow_left-arm_orthodox" title="Slow left-arm orthodox" class="mw-redirect wl">Slow left-arm orthodox</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Role</th><td class="infobox-data role">Bowling <a href="/en/All-rounder" title="All-rounder" class="wl">all-rounder</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #b0c4de">International information
</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">National side</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/India_national_cricket_team" title="India national cricket team" class="wl">India</a> (2014–present)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Test debut<span> </span>(cap<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="/en/List_of_India_Test_cricketers" title="List of India Test cricketers" class="wl">302</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data">13 February 2021<span>&nbsp;</span>v<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="/en/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team" class="wl">England</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last Test</th><td class="infobox-data">9 March 2023<span>&nbsp;</span>v<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="/en/Australia_national_cricket_team" title="Australia national cricket team" class="wl">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">ODI debut<span> </span>(cap<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="/en/List_of_India_ODI_cricketers" title="List of India ODI cricketers" class="wl">202</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data">15 June 2014<span>&nbsp;</span>v<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="/en/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team" title="Bangladesh national cricket team" class="wl">Bangladesh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last ODI</th><td class="infobox-data">22 March 2023<span>&nbsp;</span>v<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="/en/Australia_national_cricket_team" title="Australia national cricket team" class="wl">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">ODI shirt no.</th><td class="infobox-data">20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">T20I debut<span> </span>(cap<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="/en/List_of_India_Twenty20_International_cricketers" title="List of India Twenty20 International cricketers" class="wl">53</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data">17 July 2015<span>&nbsp;</span>v<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="/en/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team" title="Zimbabwe national cricket team" class="wl">Zimbabwe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last T20I</th><td class="infobox-data">7 January 2023<span>&nbsp;</span>v<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="/en/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team" title="Sri Lanka national cricket team" class="wl">Sri Lanka</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">T20I shirt no.</th><td class="infobox-data">20</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2">
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<th scope="col">Years</th><th scope="col">Team</th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-right:3em">2012–present</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Gujarat_cricket_team" title="Gujarat cricket team" class="wl">Gujarat</a> <i>(squad<span>&nbsp;</span>no.<span>&nbsp;</span>66)</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-right:3em">2013</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Mumbai_Indians" title="Mumbai Indians" class="wl">Mumbai Indians</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-right:3em">2014–2019</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Kings_XI_Punjab" title="Kings XI Punjab" class="mw-redirect wl">Kings XI Punjab</a> <i>(squad<span>&nbsp;</span>no.<span>&nbsp;</span>20)</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-right:3em">2018</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Durham_County_Cricket_Club" title="Durham County Cricket Club" class="wl">Durham</a> <i>(squad<span>&nbsp;</span>no.<span>&nbsp;</span>20)</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-right:3em">2019–present</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Delhi_Capitals" title="Delhi Capitals" class="wl">Delhi Capitals</a> <i>(squad<span>&nbsp;</span>no.<span>&nbsp;</span>20)</i></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2">
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<tbody><tr><th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Competition</th>
<th><a href="/en/Test_Cricket" title="Test Cricket" class="mw-redirect wl">Test</a></th>
<th><a href="/en/One_Day_International" title="One Day International" class="wl">ODI</a></th>
<th><a href="/en/Twenty20_International" title="Twenty20 International" class="wl">T20I</a></th>
<th><a href="/en/First-class_cricket" title="First-class cricket" class="wl">FC</a></th>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Matches</th>
<td>12</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>52</td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Runs scored</th>
<td>541</td>
<td>412</td>
<td>288</td>
<td>2,178</td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em"><a href="/en/Batting_average_(cricket)" title="Batting average (cricket)" class="wl">Batting average</a></th>
<td>34.32</td>
<td>19.61</td>
<td>22.15</td>
<td>35.12</td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">100s/50s</th>
<td>0/4</td>
<td>0/2</td>
<td>0/1</td>
<td>1/17</td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Top score</th>
<td>84</td>
<td>64*</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>110<a href="/en/Not_out" title="Not out" class="wl">*</a></td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em"><a href="/en/Delivery_(cricket)" title="Delivery (cricket)" class="wl">Balls</a> bowled</th>
<td>1,940</td>
<td>2,415</td>
<td>745</td>
<td>11,092</td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em"><a href="/en/Wicket" title="Wicket" class="wl">Wickets</a></th>
<td>50</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>185</td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em"><a href="/en/Bowling_average" title="Bowling average" class="wl">Bowling average</a></th>
<td>16.70</td>
<td>31.41</td>
<td>25.10</td>
<td>24.69</td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em"><a href="/en/Five-wicket_haul" title="Five-wicket haul" class="wl">5 wickets in innings</a></th>
<td>5</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>11</td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">10 wickets in match</th>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>2</td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Best bowling</th>
<td>6/38</td>
<td>3/24</td>
<td>3/9</td>
<td>7/54</td>
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<th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Catches/<a href="/en/Stumped" title="Stumped" class="wl">stumpings</a></th>
<td>3/–</td>
<td>23/–</td>
<td>12/–</td>
<td>23/–</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2" style="display:none"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align: right">Source: <a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/554691.html" class="external text" target="_blank">ESPNcricinfo</a>, <span class="nowrap">24 March 2023</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p>He made his <a href="/en/One_Day_International" title="One Day International" class="wl">ODI</a> debut on 15 June 2014 against <a href="/en/Bangladesh_Cricket_Team" title="Bangladesh Cricket Team" class="mw-redirect wl">Bangladesh</a>. He was selected in India's 15-man squad for the <a href="/en/2015_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2015 Cricket World Cup" class="wl">2015 Cricket World Cup</a> held in <a href="/en/Australia_cricket_team" title="Australia cricket team" class="mw-redirect wl">Australia</a> and <a href="/en/New_Zealand_cricket_team" title="New Zealand cricket team" class="mw-redirect wl">New Zealand</a>. He made his Test debut for <a href="/en/Indian_cricket_team" title="Indian cricket team" class="mw-redirect wl">India</a> against <a href="/en/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team" class="wl">England</a> on 13 February 2021, where he took 7 wickets.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="#cite_note-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span> He became the ninth bowler for <a href="/en/Indian_cricket_team" title="Indian cricket team" class="mw-redirect wl">India</a> to take a <a href="/en/List_of_India_cricketers_who_have_taken_five-wicket_hauls_on_Test_debut" title="List of India cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut" class="wl">five-wicket haul on debut</a> in <a href="/en/Test_cricket" title="Test cricket" class="wl">Test cricket</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-IT_6-0"><a href="#cite_note-IT-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span> He is best known for his consistent wicket taking ability in Test cricket.</p>



Axar Rajeshbhai Patel, 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 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. He is best known for his consistent wicket taking ability in Test cricket. 