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Sports On This Day (Jan. 20): A Look at Axar Patel’s T20I Exploits on His B’day Ahead of the WC

On This Day (Jan. 20): A Look at Axar Patel’s T20I Exploits on His B’day Ahead of the WC

In the 2024 T20 World Cup, Patel had played a crucial role in the final with the bat alongside Virat Kohli January 20 marks the birthday of Indian all-rounder Axar Patel, one of the finest in the present generation of cricket. Given that the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is merely a few weeks away, let us take a look at birthday boy Axar Patel’s exploits in the T20 format because he is part of the World Cup squad and is expected to play a crucial role, as he did in the 2024 edition. Patel’s international numbers After playing 85 T20 international matches, Axar Patel’s batting figures include 681 runs, which may seem low, but one must consider that he often comes at no. 6 and 7 and gets a very limited number of balls to hit. His average stands at 20.02, and he has a strike rate of 135.11 ...

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