Axar Rajeshbhai Patel

Axar Patel had also missed the third T20I in Dharamsala on Sunday with wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav being included in the playing XI.

Axar Patel took over as captain of the Delhi Capitals in the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League following Rishabh Pant's exit.

When Head and Patel spoke to the media, the Australian made glowing remarks about Rohit and Virat. But when Head began to glance sheepishly at Axar while he talked about RoKo perhaps playing till the 2027 World Cup, things took an intriguing turn.

India's fielding coach T Dilip suggested that Axar was "fine" at the post-match press conference.

Faf du Plessis is leading Delhi Capitals in Axar Patel's absence.

Delhi Capitals will kick off their campaign against the Lucknow Super Giants at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on March 24.

The Delhi Capitals will kick-start their IPL 2025 campaign in Visakhapatnam on 24th March 2025 against Lucknow.

"It is my absolute honour to captain the Delhi Capitals, and I'm deeply grateful to our owners and support staff for placing their faith in me," stated Axar in a media release.

It is understood that the franchise bigwigs will be announcing the name of their new captain in the next few days, having waited for the Champions Trophy to end.

While Varun Chakaravarthy kept New Zealand in check with his clinical display, Kane Williamson, their star batter, dug deep and kept pushing the Black Caps forward.

With dominant wins over Bangladesh and Pakistan, India are all but through to the Champions Trophy semifinals.

IND vs PAK: Moving quickly, Axar Patel fired in a stunning direct hit, shattering the stumps and securing India's second wicket of the match against Pakistan.

The crowd at the Dubai International Stadium was abuzz with the prospect of a hat-trick and Axar Patel duly induced an edge from Jaker Ali, which flew to slip towards Rohit Sharma.

Rohit Sharma dropped an easy catch and as a result Axar Patel missed out on a hat-trick in India's first game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

The players, accompanied by tight security, were escorted by police to ensure a smooth darshan of the deities.

In his 11-year-international career, Axar has taken 184 wickets across three formats and 55 of them have come in 14 Tests, two of which were in Bangladesh when Jadeja was unfit.

The Great Indian Kapil Show welcomed Indian National Cricket team members Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube in its third episode of the second season.

Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2024: Rishabh Pant is back to lead the DC team. Capitals have a formidable bowling line-up which makes them combat any team with their all-round performance. Let’s take a look at the top five bowlers for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023.

India is certain to go in with at least three spinners in each Test as it may find the pitch conditions lip-smacking.

Opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal rose to the sixth spot in the latest ICC men's T20I player rankings