Axar Patel jokes about his batting place amid DC’s poor start to IPL 2023: Anyways, I get 12 overs

IPL 2023, DC vs MI: Axar Patel hit a 25-ball 54 after coming into bat at No. 7 for Delhi Capitals in direction of Mumbai Indians. The in-form all-rounder has been backed to bat higher-up the order for Delhi inside the upcoming video video games.

DC vice-captain Axar Patel has been in excellent sort with the bat (AP Photo)

By India Today Sports Desk: Delhi Capitals have had a horror start to their IPL 2023 advertising and marketing marketing campaign, shedding their first 4 matches. Among completely different points, Axar Patel’s batting place inside the struggling Delhi batting line-up has been a subject of debate as a result of the in-form India all-rounder has not been promoted higher-up the order to this point inside the season.

Experts and even captain David Warner agreed that Axar Patel must bat higher-up the order inside the upcoming video video games after his lovely fifty for Delhi Capitals in a shedding set off in direction of Mumbai Indians on Tuesday, April 11. On a pitch the place stroke-making, notably after the powerplay, was not easy, Axar Patel smashed 54 off 25 balls after coming into bat at No. 7. Axar hit 5 sixes and 4 boundaries in a 67-run stand with captain David Warner, who was struggling as quickly as as soon as extra to bat at an excellent click on on.

Axar Patel was despatched beneath the likes of Lalit Yadav and Rovman Powell and the all-rounder had solely 8 overs to play with when he walked into the middle. However, the Gujarat all-rounder, who was in excellent sort with the bat for India inside the worldwide season, acquired going from the phrase go as he made up for Warner’s sluggish tempo and helped Delhi Capitals submit a combating full of 172.

“I was also thinking about that (Batting higher-up the order). But, if you see, I am also getting 10-12 overs to bat, regardless of whether I come into bat at 7 or higher-up the order,” Axar Patel said whereas a smile on his face.

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“It feels the same and that’s why I am saying anything. Even if I come in at No.4… I think 10-12 overs are more than enough for me in T20 cricket. But, on a serious note (laughs), this conversation has taken place.

“But once you take a look at our batting order, now we’ve got good players of spin. If I can be found early, then there is a question of who will finish video video games for us? The captain and coach will even be pondering alongside these traces. I’m ending successfully, and we can’t get that too,” he added.

Axar referred to Delhi Capitals’ frailties at the top of the order. While Warner has managed to hit 3 fifties, albiet at a poor strike rate, the rest of the top-order has failed consistently. Young Prithvi Shaw has been struggling to get going while the absence of Mitchell Marsh, who went home for his marriage, has been hurting Delhi’s batting combination.

‘WARNER IS TRYING HARD’

Meanwhile, Axar Patel said David Warner has been trying his best to improve his strike rate and get going and head coach Ricky Ponting and Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly have also had discussions with the star batter.

Warner conceded that he has been struggling to find rhythm in the new season. The star Australian opener hit 51 off 47 balls in Delhi’s defeat to Mumbai Indians on Tuesday.

“Even inside the ultimate couple of video video games, when he (Warner) has been attempting to hit, it is not been coming off. As a batsman, I have no idea what he is pondering at that second. When Prithvi is batting, he has to anchor nonetheless after that when wickets keep falling in entrance of him, it is not good to take care of attacking.

“Even when he is trying, it’s not coming off. Everyone spoke to him – Ricky, (Shane) Watson, Dada. The conversation about his strike rate also came up. They looked at his videos and he’s working on it,” he added.

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Apr 12, 2023