Axar Patel
- Date of Birth 1994-1-20
- Role allrounder
- Batting Style left-hand bat
- Bowling Style slow left-arm orthodox
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | IND vs ENG | 2021-02-13 |
| ODI | BAN vs IND | 2014-06-15 |
| T20 | IND vs ZIM | 2015-07-17 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
15
Innings
24
Runs
688
Average
34.4
Strike Rate
53.04
Highest Score
84
100s
0
50s
4
Fours
73
Sixes
20
Catches
4
Bowling Statistics
Matches
15
Innings
29
Wickets
57
Average
19.66
Economy
2.52
Strike Rate
46.6
Best Figure
6/38
4 Wickets
2
5 Wickets
5
Balls Bowled
2660
Runs Conceded
1121
Batting Statistics
Matches
71
Innings
49
Runs
858
Average
23.18
Strike Rate
91.76
Highest Score
64*
100s
0
50s
3
Fours
53
Sixes
31
Catches
29
Bowling Statistics
Matches
71
Innings
66
Wickets
75
Average
32.81
Economy
4.49
Strike Rate
43.8
Best Figure
3/24
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
3287
Runs Conceded
2461
Batting Statistics
Matches
85
Innings
52
Runs
681
Average
20.02
Strike Rate
135.11
Highest Score
65
100s
0
50s
1
Fours
48
Sixes
28
Catches
31
Bowling Statistics
Matches
85
Innings
79
Wickets
82
Average
21.92
Economy
7.24
Strike Rate
18.1
Best Figure
3/9
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
1489
Runs Conceded
1798
Batting Statistics
Matches
170
Innings
124
Runs
2751
Average
29.58
Strike Rate
94.21
Highest Score
98*
100s
0
50s
12
Fours
210
Sixes
72
Catches
69
Bowling Statistics
Matches
170
Innings
163
Wickets
203
Average
30.06
Economy
4.3
Strike Rate
41.9
Best Figure
6/43
4 Wickets
3
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
8506
Runs Conceded
6104
Batting Statistics
Matches
300
Innings
217
Runs
3497
Average
23.62
Strike Rate
136.17
Highest Score
70*
100s
0
50s
8
Fours
244
Sixes
162
Catches
129
Bowling Statistics
Matches
300
Innings
291
Wickets
255
Average
27.47
Economy
7.06
Strike Rate
23.3
Best Figure
4/21
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
5951
Runs Conceded
7005
Axar Patel player profile
Left-arm spinner Axar Patel has been increasingly handy with the bat in the lower order across formats - enough to be classified as a bowling allrounder. He played just one first-class game in his debut season for Gujarat, but had a more successful showing in 2013, when he was one of the key contributors to India Under-23s' title win in the ACC Emerging Teams Cup, with seven wickets, including a four-for in the semi-final against UAE. He was consistent for Gujarat with bat and ball in the Ranji Trophy that season, finishing with 369 runs at an average of 46.12 and 29 wickets at 23.58.
Axar scored an IPL contract with Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2013 season but didn't get a game. He had a more impressive season the following year, after switching to Kings XI Punjab - 16 wickets at an economy rate of 6.22 - and was rewarded with a place in the Indian ODI squad for the tour to Bangladesh, though he only played one match.
He made his T20 debut against Zimbabwe in 2015, but for the next three years found himself in and out of the limited-overs squads, stepping in more often than not in the absence of Ravindra Jadeja. His Test debut likewise came about when Jadeja was forced to sit out the 2021 England series with a broken thumb. Axar took five wickets on debut in the second Test in Chennai, and followed it up with an 11-wicket haul in the third: he finished the series with 27 wickets. In 2022, he made a 27-ball fifty, his first in ODIs, to seal a series win for India against West Indies.
Axar played a crucial role in India's 2024 T20 World Cup-winning campaign, both with bat and ball and in January 2025 was named India's T20I vice-captain.
Axar Patel IPL factfile
- Axar Patel was first signed by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2013 but did not get a game. He was then picked up for INR 75 lakh by Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the IPL 2014 auction.
- Axar had an immediate impact picking 17 wickets in as many games in his debut season, the joint-sixth-most in IPL 2014. He had a big role in taking Kings to the final for the first and so far, only time in the IPL.
- In IPL 2016, Axar claimed a hat-trick, taking four wickets in five balls in a match against the now-defunct Gujarat Lions.
- Axar stayed with Kings for five seasons till IPL 2018 before being released ahead of the 2019 auction.
- Axar was picked for INR 5 crore by Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2019 auction and has stayed with them since.
- He was DC's top retention for INR 16.50 crore (USD 1.96 million approx) ahead of IPL 2025 and was named DC captain for the season.