Akshar Patel: In the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, India defeated England (IND vs ENG T20 World Cup 2024) by 68 runs and made it to the final. Akshar Patel’s bowling was brilliant in India’s win. Akshar took 3 wickets in his name. Akshar was awarded the player of the match for his brilliant bowling. Let us tell you that in the match, Akshar bowled 4 overs and took 3 wickets for 23 runs. Akshar dismissed Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali during his bowling. This was the reason why he was awarded the player of the match. Let us tell you that Akshar also did something amazing in this match which fans are talking about. In fact, Akshar Patel’s three-wicket haul was also a curious achievement.
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Wicket on the first ball of the over (Akshar Patel unique hat-trick)
Whenever Akshar Patel came to bowl in the match against England, he managed to take a wicket on the first ball of his over. He took his three wickets on the very first ball of the over. By doing this he took a hat-trick in a unique way, although it is not a record but it is certainly a strange feat.
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How did this amazing hat-trick happen with the first ball?
Akshar Patel bowled three consecutive overs between the 4th and 8th overs during England’s innings. Meanwhile, Akshar created a ruckus by taking a wicket on the very first ball of his over. Actually, Akshar came to bowl for the first time in the fourth over of England’s innings. He dismissed Buttler in the pavilion on the first ball of the fourth over, meaning he won his first match on the first ball.
After that, Akshar came to bowl in the sixth over and dismissed Bairstow on the very first ball, creating a stir in the England camp.
After this, Akshar came to bowl in the eighth over. This time too Akshar did something unique and created a stir by taking a wicket on the first ball of the over. That is, Akshar managed to take his three wickets on the first ball of his over. This time Akshar showed the way to the pavilion by dismissing Moeen Ali. In this way, Akshar Patel did the wonder of taking a wicket on the first ball in three consecutive overs.
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Dhoni named Akshar Patel ‘Bapu’
Akshar Patel is addressed as ‘Bapu’ by his fans and teammates. Let us tell you that Dhoni himself gave the name Bapu to Akshar Patel. Actually, Akshar also gave information about this. During the IPL, Akshar opened up about this nickname and said that once Dhoni asked him what name to call him, Jadeja was also from Gujarat at that time. Who is called Bapu in Gujarat. In such a situation, Dhoni felt that every Gujarati is called Bapu. Only after this Dhoni started calling him Bapu, then everyone started calling him Bapu.