“Challenges that present us when we are in that moment” David Warner On Sending Axar Patel Late.
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Delhi Capitals by nine runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, resulting in the Capitals’ sixth loss of the ongoing IPL season. However, despite being in good form, Axar Patel was not given an opportunity to bat early in the innings. Instead, the Delhi Capitals sent Priyam Garg and Sarfaraz Khan ahead of Patel.The Capitals’ decision to hold back Axar Patel was a surprising move, especially since he has been performing well in the tournament. Fans expressed their confusion and criticism on social media platforms, wondering why the team chose to send in two relatively inexperienced players ahead of a seasoned batsman like Patel.
David Warner after the match talked about Axar Patel and sending him late saying,“He’s in good touch, but for us, we got off to a good start. With him in the back end, we knew it was going to be vital with spinners spinning into left handers. We only had myself and Axar (among left-handed batters). Holding Axar for the back-end, it can be difficult, but there are challenges that present us when we are in that moment. Maybe we could think about sending him a bit earlier,”.