Axar was India's highest scorer in the second Test for the hosts with a superb 74-run knock while Ashwin also chipped in with 37 runs. The duo ensured that India did not concede a massive first-inning lead to Australia.
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
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
Speaking to the media following his superb bowling performance of 4-30 in Australia's first innings the bowler stated that pacers need to stick to their line and lengths while maintaining good pace to trouble batsmen on Indian pitches.
The legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who couldn't stop praising the senior player for his contribution to Indian cricket, gave Pujara a special 100th Test cap.
The batter advised young aspiring cricketers to work hard and strive to play for the Indian test side. Pujara has become only the 13th player to reach the landmark of 100 Test matches for India. Pujara has played 100 Tests so far. He has scored 7,021 runs at an average of 44.15 in his 13-
Cheteshwar Pujara has played 99 Tests so far. He has scored 7,021 runs at an average of 44.15 in his 13-year-long Test career, having made his debut in 2010. He has 19 centuries and 34 fifties in the format, with the best score of 206*. In five matches last year, he scored 409 runs at an ave