Axar Patel

Axar Patel
Axar in 2024
Personal information
Full name
Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel
Born (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994
Anand, Gujarat, India
NicknameAxar, Bapu
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 302)13 February 2021 v England
Last Test14 November 2025 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 153)15 June 2014 v Bangladesh
Last ODI25 October 2025 v Australia
ODI shirt no.20
T20I debut (cap 53)17 July 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I8 March 2026 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.20
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentGujarat
2014–2018Kings XI Punjab
2018Durham
2019–presentDelhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 15 71 91 57
Runs scored 688 858 700 2,517
Batting average 34.40 23.18 18.42 35.95
100s/50s 0/4 0/3 0/1 1/19
Top score 84 64* 65 110*
Balls bowled 2,660 3,287 1,624 11,842
Wickets 57 75 93 197
Bowling average 19.66 32.81 21.30 25.25
5 wickets in innings 5 0 0 11
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 2
Best bowling 6/38 3/24 3/9 7/54
Catches/stumpings 4/– 29/– 31/– 25/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
ICC World Test Championship
Runner-up 2021–2023
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2024 West Indies & USA
Winner 2026 India & Sri Lanka
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 2025 Pakistan
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2018 UAE
Winner 2023 Pakistan
Winner 2025 UAE
ACC Emerging Asia Cup
Winner 2013 Singapore
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 February 2026

Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel (born 20 January 1994) is an Indian international cricketer. He plays for the Indian national team as an all-rounder in all the three formats. He is a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Patel represents Gujarat in domestic cricket and captains Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He was part of the Indian teams that won the 2024 and 2026 T20 World Cups and the 2025 Champions Trophy.He is currently the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in the T20I format.

He made his ODI debut on 15 June 2014 against Bangladesh. He was selected in India's 15-man squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand. He made his Test debut for India against England on 13 February 2021, where he took 7 wickets. He became the ninth bowler for India to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Test cricket.