New Delhi. When any team wins the World Cup not just one player but every player contributes. India has also won the T20 World Cup, so every player has a role to play. Before the World Cup, the Indian team was considered dependent on stars like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya. But in this tournament, a new player emerged in every match. Akshar Patel, whose place in the playing eleven was not even considered certain, turned out to be the hidden star of the entire T20 World Cup.
In the T20 World Cup 2024, India has won the trophy by performing brilliantly. The Indian team is currently celebrating. Except for Virat Kohli, all the players performed as expected. However, Virat Kohli did everything in the final on the lines of ‘Sau Sooner Ki Ek Luhar Ki’. He played an important role in India’s victory in the final by scoring 76 runs.
Akshar Patel played a beautiful innings of 47 runs in the final of T20 World Cup 2024. He played this innings when the Indian team was under pressure after losing 3 wickets for 34 runs. When Virat Kohli was leading the team by holding one end, Akshar counter-attacked and put South Africa on the back foot. Apart from this, Akshar also took one wicket in the match.
Akshar Patel performed well not only in the T20 World Cup 2024 final but in almost every match. In the very important match against England in the semi-final, he took 3 wickets for just 23 runs and also scored 10 runs. Similarly, Akshar was promoted when India lost a quick wicket against Pakistan. Akshar then played an important innings of 20 runs.
Akshar Patel was the only Indian player in the T20 World Cup 2024, who batted at number four and number five when needed and also bowled in the powerplay when needed. He took a total of 9 wickets in the tournament and also scored 92 runs. In the T20 World Cup, Hardik Pandya (11 wickets, 144 runs) was the only player to take more wickets and score more runs than Axar Patel.
Tags: Akshar Patel, ICC T20 World Cup, T20 World Cup, Team India
First published: July 1, 2024, 16:32 IST