Duleep Trophy 2024: Duleep Trophy, one of the most prestigious domestic tournaments of Indian cricket, has begun. This tournament started on Thursday, 5 September. Many legendary players of the Indian cricket team are seen on the field in this tournament. Their eyes are set on the 2-match Test series against Bangladesh starting from 19 September. The 4 teams playing in the Duleep Trophy have stepped into the field and some players have made a tremendous impression on the very first day.
Akshar Patel showed all-round performance on the first day of Duleep Trophy
On the one hand, some big names were a complete flop on the first day of Duleep Trophy, while on the other hand, some players have attracted the attention of the selectors with their brilliant performance. One of them was star all-rounder Akshar Patel. This player from Gujarat has made such an impact on the very first day with his all-round game that he has presented a challenge to India’s legendary all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
Akshar Patel played an innings of 86 runs with 6 fours and 6 sixes
Yes…Axar Patel, playing for India-D, played a tremendous game. In this match between India-C and India-D being played in Anantapur, star players like captain Shreyas Iyer, Devdutt Padikkal proved to be a complete failure for the India-D team, but Axar Patel, who came to bat at number-7, played a strong innings. Axar showed a one-man army in batting and scored 86 runs in 118 balls with 6 fours and 6 sixes and played an important role in taking his team’s first innings score to 164 runs.
Showed his strength with the ball on the first day, will he become a threat to Jadeja?
After showing his prowess with the bat, Axar Patel also did wonders in bowling. When Axar got a chance to bowl, on the very first day he took 2 wickets of India-C with his spin bowling. By the end of the day’s play, India-C had lost 4 wickets at a score of 91 runs. Axar Patel can now take some more wickets with his bowling on the second day of the match. Looking at the way Axar has performed in the Duleep Trophy, he has staked his claim for the 2-match Test series against Bangladesh, and has become a threat to Ravindra Jadeja.
