Axar Patel should go on a leave, says Graeme Swann

He played a perfect fiddle to Ravichandran Ashwin in the second Test to turn the result in India’s favour.

Hyderabad: Indian cricketer Axar Patel had a dream debut to his Test career as he picked up consecutive five-wicket hauls in the two Tests he had played so far.

He played a perfect fiddle to Ravichandran Ashwin in the second Test to turn the result in India’s favour. In the third Test, he took the lead role in Motera’s pink ball Test taking 11 wickets in the match. After two Tests, Axar has 18 wickets. However, he found a place in playing XI due to injury to Ravindra Jadeja, who suffered the injury in Australia tour Down Under.

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Things will be different once Jadeja makes a comeback. The team management will be in a dilemma over whom to prefer. Former England off spinner Graeme Swann feels Axar should take a week’s leave. “I am a huge fan of Jadeja. Seeing how well Axar Patel has done, I think he should go on leave for a week and Jadeja can either come and play for England or can play for India because I think Axar Patel has done enough, for now, we have seen enough of him, haven’t we,” Swann said during a discussion on Star Sports.

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