Jadeja and Axar Patel don't spin the ball, says Ashok Malhotra on India's spin crisis
Malhotra blames T20 influence for India's spin woes
10 Aug 2026
2 MinAxar Patel
India
Current Series
Full Name
Axar Patel
Nationality
India
Other Name
Axar Patel
Role
All Rounder
Birth Date
20 Jan 1994 (32y 211d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left Arm Orthodox
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 176 | 135 | 39 | 2089 | 66 | 21.76 | 1562 | 133.74 | -- | 4 |
| test | 15 | 24 | 4 | 688 | 84 | 34.4 | 1297 | 53.04 | -- | 4 |
| odi | 71 | 49 | 12 | 858 | 64 | 23.18 | 935 | 91.76 | -- | 3 |
| t20i | 96 | 59 | 19 | 731 | 65 | 18.27 | 558 | 131 | -- | 1 |
| t20 | 325 | 235 | 72 | 3720 | 70 | 22.82 | 2754 | 135.07 | -- | 9 |
| fc | 57 | 83 | 13 | 2517 | 110 | 35.95 | 4201 | 59.91 | 1 | 19 |
| list a | 172 | 126 | 31 | 2954 | 130 | 31.09 | 3091 | 95.56 | 1 | 13 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 176 | 172 | 594.30 | 4406 | 139 | 4/21 | 31.70 | 7.41 | 25.66 | 1 | -- |
| test | 15 | 29 | 443.20 | 1121 | 57 | 6/38 | 19.66 | 2.52 | 46.6 | 2 | 5 |
| odi | 71 | 66 | 547.50 | 2461 | 75 | 3/24 | 32.81 | 4.49 | 43.8 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 96 | 90 | 288.40 | 2139 | 99 | 3/9 | 21.6 | 7.4 | 17.4 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 325 | 315 | 1076.20 | 7706 | 283 | 4/21 | 27.22 | 7.15 | 22.8 | 1 | -- |
| fc | 57 | 101 | 1973.40 | 4976 | 197 | 7/54 | 25.25 | 2.52 | 60.1 | 8 | 11 |
| list a | 172 | 165 | 1428.40 | 6145 | 205 | 6/43 | 29.97 | 4.3 | 41.8 | 3 | 1 |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG vs IND | 2 | 0/61 | 19 Jul 2026 | London | odi |
| ENG vs IND | 1 | 1/35 | 16 Jul 2026 | Cardiff | odi |
| ENG vs IND | 57* | 4/62 | 14 Jul 2026 | Birmingham | odi |
| ENG vs IND | 3 | 0/63 | 11 Jul 2026 | Southampton | t20i |
| ENG vs IND | 1* | 0/24 | 09 Jul 2026 | Bristol | t20i |
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