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Axar Patel, an Indian bowler, set a new benchmark by taking 50 Test wickets more quickly than any other Indian during the fourth and final Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He dismissed Travis Head of Australia to reach the milestone in just 2205 balls.
This allowed the bowling all-arounder to surpass the previous record-holder, pacer Jasprit Bumrah (2465 balls). Former cricketer Karsan Gharvi (2534 balls) and R Ashwin come after Bumrah (2597 deliveries).
On the fifth pitch of the 60th over of Australia’s second innings, Axar Patel returned Travis Head. The Australia opener was hitting brilliantly and appeared to be headed for a hundred. Yet, he had to make the short trip back to the dressing room after making 90 out of 163 shots, including two maximums and ten fours.
In just 12 games, Axar Patel accomplished the feat while bowling with a strike rate of 44.
1 and an average of 17.06. The left-arm spinner has taken three wickets in four games against Australia, eight in two games against Bangladesh, nine in two games against New Zealand, and three in one game against Sri Lanka. The fact that he has taken 27 wickets in just three Tests against England is noteworthy.
In the four-game series against Australia, Axar Patel did brilliantly, collecting 264 runs in five innings at an astounding average of 88.
Throughout the series, he scored the third-most runs, scoring significant half-centuries in Nagpur and Delhi. In Indore, he was the only Indian batter to go unbeaten in both innings.
India defeated Japan 2-1 to win the series.
On Day 5, Rohit Sharma and company drew to end the four-match series. With Head and Matthew Kuhnemann in the goal, the visitors had a 3-0 lead to open the day. Steve Smith (10*) and Marnus Labuschagne (63*) were still unbroken at the wicket when the two teams decided on a draw. As Sri Lanka lost to New Zealand in their Test match in Christchurch on Monday, India had already secured their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) championship match against Australia.
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