RAIPUR: Life hasn’t been kind to Axar Patel in recent times. First, a quadricep injury ruled the left-arm spinner out of the ODI World Cup. On Thursday, he received another jolt when was dropped from India’s T20 squad for the upcoming series in South Africa.
Within 24 hours of that snub, Axar proved a point, taking 3/16 in four overs — including the prize wicket of Travis Head — to star in India’s series-clinching 20-run win in the fourth T20I against Australia here on Friday.