The Indian all-rounder, Axar Patel came up with a brilliant reply to the Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma’s congratulatory message. on Twitter. Axar, like Rohit, used Gujarati to thank Rohit for his words of encouragement. India clinched a close win against West Indies in a thrilling finish in the second ODI in Trinidad on Sunday, 24th of July. Axar Patel was at his ferocious best with his scintillating power-hitting in the death overs of the match as India got over the line with a couple of deliveries to spare.
“Badhu saru che rohit bhai thanks.. cheers,” Axar tweeted in response to Rohit’s “Woah that was some performance from team India last night. Bapu badhu Saru che @akshar2026” tweet. Rohit’s tweet came after Axar produced perhaps his best-ever knock at the international level to help India chase down 312 in a thrilling contest in the second ODI against West Indies.
Badhu saru che rohit bhai 😎 thanks.. cheers 🤝 https://t.co/tzxRzLXy4L
— Akshar Patel (@akshar2026) July 25, 2022
Batting first, Shai Hope and skipper, Nicholas Pooran helped West Indies to a massive 311/6 at the end of 50 overs in the second ODI of three-match series here at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain on Sunday.
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The WI batters had a great day with the bat as openers Hope and Kyle Mayers (39) gave a solid start. Later, more bigger partnerships followed, notably between Hope (115) and Pooran (74), who added 117 runs. Though Shardul Thakur took three wickets and restricted the run flow to an extent in the final ten overs, Indian bowlers did not have many positives to walk away with.
Struggling at 79/3 while chasing 312, a huge partnership of 99 runs Shreyas Iyer (63) and Sanju Samson (54) provided stability to their innings. In the end contributions from Deepak Hooda (33) and Axar Patel (64*) proved to be extremely crucial in taking the visitors to a win.
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West Indies lost control of the match despite sending back the top order in the early stages of the match and despite posting a huge total on the board themselves. India needed 100 runs in 10 overs with only five wickets in hand when Axar Patel walked out to bat. He smashed five sixes – the most batting at No.7 or lower for India in a successful ODI chase – and remained unbeaten on 64 off 35 balls to lead India to an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
