Axar Patel credits IPL and Ricky Ponting for his batting improvement

Axar Patel with Ricky Ponting (Image via Twitter)

Ravindra Jadeja's injury dealt India a serious setback as they were preparing for the T20I World Cup in October of this year. He was an important lower-order player whose versatility gave the side stability. When he was moved up the batting order in the Asia Cup 2022 group game against Pakistan, he performed remarkably well.

In his absence, Axar Patel has been utilised by India in recent games to fill the void. Patel displayed his impressive bowling in the opening T20I against Australia on Tuesday, taking three significant wickets. Now, in order to earn a spot on the World Cup team, he must play well with the bat as well.