Axar Patel has been in a dazzling form in the ongoing IPL 2023 both with the bat and ball. On Monday, he once again proved his worth in a low-scoring thriller against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Delhi Capitals batted first and scored 144/9 in 20 overs. In reply, SRH were restricted to just 137 runs. Axar Patel picked up two wickets with the ball and smashed 34 runs while coming down the order. Post his heroics, star all-rounder Axar Patel spoke to his colleague Mukesh Kumar and he credited his wife Meha for his success.
"Lady luck? Yes, the secret is lady luck. And also there is confidence, confidence in my batting ability because of the way I have been batting over the last 1 year. I am carrying forward that confidence. And when things are going well, I want to be consistent, I want to carry the form forward. That's how i think. Lady luck is also a dietician," Axar told Mukesh.
Delhi Capitals at one point in time were reeling at 62/5 as Washington Sundar picked up three wickets in one over. Axar stated that he was having a cup of coffee but then he had to come out to bat.
"I ordered a coffee. I like to have coffee before I go out to bat. So I thought, 2 wickets have fallen, I will have some coffee. The coffee cup was in my hand only when a couple of players came running and told me 'bhai, go, it's your turn to bat'. Coffee also turned cold and I had to go out," said Axar.
“I went had a word with Manish Pandey. I asked him about the pitch. He also said he had faced only one ball. But people told me the pitch was slow. We wanted to take the game deep. We were able to build a partnership," he added.
As far as the points table is concerned, Sunrisers are at the 9th spot while Delhi is at the bottom of the league standings.