Axar Patel: A shoo-in for Team India`s must-win game?

Axar Patel: A shoo-in for Team India`s must-win game? File Pic Mid-Day Sports By Sujay Shivalkar Published Feb 24, 2026 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Axar Patel Axar Patel polishing his left-arm spin skills for nearly 30 minutes at nets is not a rarity, but questions around his possible return lend gravitas to the sight File Pic [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Axar Patel Axar was benched in favour of Washington Sundar during the previous match against South Africa File Pic [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Axar Patel The unavailability of Rinku Singh gives the team management an opening to call back Axar without sacrificing Washington File Pic [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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