Tracing Team India’s 'Axar' factor

There’s a story narrated by Vijay Patel, who was Gujarat’s senior team coach for 14 years from 2004 to 2018, that shows why left-arm orthodox spinner Axar Patel may be difficult to drop even when Ravindra Jadeja returns to the fold. Axar was India’s hero in the third Test in Ahmedabad with incredible match figures of 11/70. Pant and Rahane have nicknamed Azar ‘Wasim Bhai'.