Axar Patel was involved in a crucial 114-run partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin which helped India reach a respectable total in the first innings and that denied Australia a big first-innings lead
The selectors have stuck with the opener despite the right-hander underperforming in Tests. He was dismissed for 17 runs in India's first inning in the second Test, taking his run tally to 37 runs in the two innings of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
A 114-run partnership bailed India out of trouble in the first innings of the second Test match being played here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi with the team conceding just one run lead to Australia
The spin twins haunted Australia in the first Test between the two leading nations in the current cycle of the ICC World Test Championship with a combined 15 wickets as India won by an innings 132 runs
A five-wicket haul by Ravichandran Ashwin combined with the all-round performance by Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India clinch victory by an innings and 132 runs within three days of the first Test at Nagpur
A fiery five-wicket haul by Ravichandran Ashwin combined with the all-round brilliance of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India clinch a massive win by innings and 132 runs
Indian spinners put on a masterclass in bowling and the mighty Aussies were left looking clueless. The batting attack was nowhere near being intimidating as it was during the Test summer at home.
A brilliant 84-run knock by all-rounder Axar Patel and an entertaining cameo by Mohammed Shami put India in a commanding position, with a lead of 223 runs at lunch on day three of the first Test against Australia at Nagpur on Saturday