{"id":34353,"date":"2025-03-03T11:55:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/?p=34353"},"modified":"2025-03-03T11:55:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:25:55","slug":"axar-patel-on-his-batting-role-i-now-have-more-time-to-show-my-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/news\/axar-patel-on-his-batting-role-i-now-have-more-time-to-show-my-skills-34353\/","title":{"rendered":"Axar Patel on His Batting Role: \u2018I Now Have More Time to Show My Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Allrounder Axar Patel <\/a>has so far batted with the tailenders for the most of his India ODI career, therefore pointing to the team’s use of him as a specialist spinner despite his more than capable hitting ability. No. 303) he hit in the upper-half. 5) during an ODI against New Zealand in Ranchi in 2016, first time ever, he put up a fair 40-ball 38.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, before his batting position permanently changed, he was once more ask to the lower half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axar has always batted further up in the batting order, even ahead of KL Rahul <\/a>(in the ongoing Champions Trophy) since India’s ODI series in Sri Lanka last August. He’s also savoring the advancement, saying it affords him more time to display his batting skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India was 30\/3 off six balls in a Champions Trophy <\/a>game on Sunday when Axar came in to bat at no. 5 against New Zealand following Virat Kohli’s<\/a> dislocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 31-year-old created a strong fourth-wicket partnership of 98 runs with Shreyas Iyer <\/a>to set the foundation for a total that would win the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An innings with three boundaries and a six, Axar hit a paced 61-ball 42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I get a chance, I make an effort to bat according to the circumstances. The strategy is different now, however. I used to descend early and had to dash about. News agency PTI quoted Axar as saying, “Now I know there are more batsmen above me, so I can play according to that<\/em><\/strong>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I recognize that I have plenty of time.” It also depends on the need of the team; so if I feel I must go after the spinner, I adapt and play as if I had a partnership (a 98-run fourth wicket stand with Shreyas Iyer) in this match, and we might have a decent total,” he added.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous cases of Axar not being able to get runs meant he was putting himself under more stress, says he.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, his mental attitude shifted after he scored a blistering 35-ball 64* against West Indies in Port of Spain, which aided India in chasing down 312.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I couldn’t click before, and subconsciously I knew I couldn’t display my ability. Axar mentioned, maybe I was under more pressure back then even knowing my ability<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that West Indies game, I understood I could complete matches. Once I had that self-confidence, I didn’t give it much thought if I wanted to display batting to everybody or not. He said, “I know I have it and can be assured of doing well straight if I give 100 percent.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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