Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has heaped praises for Indian all-rounder Axar Patel. In the IND vs ENG 1st Test, Axar Patel scalped 2 crucial wickets of Jonny Bairstow and Ben Foakes. The Three Lions have been struck by the magic of the Indian spinners.
India went with 3 spinners and Axar shone brightly with the ball. This prompted Kevin Pietersen to lavish praises on Axar, claiming it is difficult for batters to understand which ball would turn or not.
“Axar for me is the difficult one. As a batter, in the dressing room, I have to think which ball is going to turn and which does not,” said Kevin Pietersen during the Tea Break on JioCinema.
Axar Patel’s speciality in bowling is non-turning. This is heaped huge rewards for Axar in Indian conditions. Almost 50% of Axar’s victims in India are either lbw or bowled, which essentially means that the ball doesn’t turn much.
This unorthodox spin style is extremely troublesome for batters. As a result, Kevin Pietersen rightly pointed out that as a batter he will be in big trouble pondering which ball is going to turn and which ball won’t.
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