India vs Australia 2023
‘Hardik aur Jadeja ko takkar de raha hai’- Fans can’t stop talking about Axar Patel following his game-changing knock in 4th Test against AUS
India’s run machine Virat Kohli has roared back into form in Test cricket. He notched his first Test century in more than three years and has taken India to a strong position on day 4 of the final Test match against Australia.
Along with Virat, Axar Patel also played a fantastic knock at the other end as he didn’t let India collapse. Axar came out to bat in the 137th over with India losing 5 wickets for 393 runs.
On a pitch that was ideal to bat, Axar Patel continued his fine form with the bat in the series. He gave Virat Kohli valuable support, playing a sensational knock of 79 runs in 113 balls. His knock was laced with 5 fours and 4 sixes.
With Shreyas Iyer injured, India still had a deficit of almost 100 runs when Axar Patel walked out to bat. But, he ensured that he stayed longer at the crease and gave great support to Kohli.
The southpaw rotated the strike wonderfully and hit some outstanding sixes as well. Though, he would be disappointed to not have scored a century. Nevertheless, the fans were in awe of Axar’s masterclass knock and showered praise on Twitter. Here’s a look at some of the top reactions with regard to Axar Patel’s knock.
End of an excellent selfless innings from Axar Patel, once again he showed his worth 🔥. pic.twitter.com/3OFit9gBIf
— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) March 12, 2023
The lowest score for which Axar Patel has been dismissed in this series is 74. In comparison, the highest managed by Smith & Labuschagne between them so far in this series is 49.
That kind of a series!!!#INDVAUS— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) March 12, 2023
Axar Patel in this BGT 2023:
84(174).
74(115).
12*(33).
15*(39).
79(113).5 innings, 264 runs, 88 average – Consistent Axar Patel. pic.twitter.com/a8dP79Iz9a
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 12, 2023
who would've thought that Axar Patel would be the most consistent Indian batter in this series 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/c7dVmoWHjY
— retired ICT fan (@anubhav__tweets) March 12, 2023
https://twitter.com/1an_Higgins/status/1634854184007892992
Baapu tari batting kamal che pic.twitter.com/BtOTTvpzDC
— ICT FAN (@CoronaOp4) March 12, 2023
Most consistent player of this series
— DiwakaR (@iamdchausali) March 12, 2023
Bhai hardik and jadeja ko takkar de raha all 3 format me khelne ke liye
— CricketLover08 (@cricket_lover08) March 12, 2023
player of the series loading
— Ekaansh Arora (@FlyingLight234) March 12, 2023
Bapu is on 🔥
— Adnan Rangrez (@AdnanRangrez9) March 12, 2023
India are, currently, in a strong position in the match, having lost 6 wickets for 558 runs, in response to Australia’s 480 in the first innings. Virat Kohli, India’s run machine is currently unbeaten on the crease at 179 off 346 balls, including 15 fours.
Earlier, Shubman Gill had set the tone with a stellar knock of 128 off 235 balls, including 12 fours and 1 six. Srikar Bharat (44 off 88) and Pujara (42 off 121) also made handy contributions with the bat. India would be looking to add as many runs as possible and take a good lead before declaring.