Mumbai Test: All my hard work for years has finally yielded results, says Axar Patel

It was a “dream” that he had nurtured while putting in hardwork for years and Axar Patel couldn’t be happier that he has finally realised it at the biggest cricketing stage against teams like England and New Zealand.

Patel has made the year 2021 his own with 36 wickets with his fifth Test ongoing.

Asked how he would sum up the year which started with 27 wickets in three Tests against England, Axar agreed that it has indeed been a dream.

“Actually, this has been my dream year you can say. The way I bowled in England series and now how the New Zealand series panned out, in between there was IPL so I can say that this has really been a good year for me personally,” Axar, who had scores of 52 and 41 not out in this Test, said after third day’s play.

“My endeavour is to keep improving and look at areas where I need to get better. All the hardwork that I have put in all these years has finally yielded results this year,” Axar added.

In fact, two crucial knocks in this ongoing Test make him believe that at home, the trio comprising him, Ashwin Ravichandran and Ravindra Jadeja can play as pure all-rounders.

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