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
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 second Test between India and Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy will take place in Delhi from February 17 onwards. Travis Head, an in-form batter for Australia, was dropped for the first Test and replaced by right-handed batter Peter Handscomb, who had last played Test cricket in
Kuhnemann will come under consideration for a Test debut when the second Test commences in Delhi on Friday, with the left-arm spinner will join the squad to replace leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson.
Peter Handscomb was given the opportunity to play in his first Test match since 2019 thanks to Head's omission, and the right-hander looked strong upon his comeback with a valiant 31 batting at number six.