Axar Patel enjoyed a stellar outing during the pink-ball Test against England, taking 11 wickets throughout the game as India secured a victory inside two days. The home side defeated England by 10 wickets in Ahmedabad, taking a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.
Patel was named the man of the match, and he was interviewed by another local star Hardik Pandya, as they conversed on the spinner's match-winning performance in the game.
Towards the end of the interview, however, Indian captain Virat Kohli made a hilarious cameo appearance. He came from behind and took the mic from Pandya, saying "Ae Bapu taari bowling kamaal chhe! (Bapu, your bowling is wonderful!) to Axar Patel.
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Pandya funnily remarks that Kohli is learning Gujarati as the trio shared a good laugh in the end.
During the interview with Pandya, Axar credited the support from his family and friends (including Hardik) for his comeback to the Indian team.
"When I was out of Team India for three years, I used to think on how can I work on my game to improve my bowling and batting. Many friends continued to ask why I wasn't in the team when I was performing consistently in the IPL and for India A, so that was also in my mind," Axar told Pandya.
"But I knew that I need to wait for the right time. My friends and family have helped me a lot in the past 2-3 years, and you're also one of them. I learnt a lot on how to tackle the tough phase, so I credit them for supporting them during my tough time."
