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Promote Axar Patel more regularly


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Only in middle overs if spinners are bowling but then again Hooda and Pandya are better options to take down spin. I think Axar is good in his role as a no.7-8 who can play useful cameos or stick around in a collapse. Promoting him is of no use as he will not be useful in top order out of sc even if he clicks in a couple of games.

 

Might as well promote Mavi and give him a license to swing for some quick runs. Compact technique and will do much better against pace at times if you want a pinch hitter.

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NO. 

 

We all saw what was his contribution in T20 World Cup. That tournament proved he is no better than no.7. If you bowl him in slot, he is capable of hitting boundaries and sixes but if you bowl tight lines and length, he doesn't have anything else to respond back. He is better at 7 only. 

 

Sending Axar up the order means someone will have to go one position down and none of the top 6 can come and slog at 7 straightaway. They will hate batting there because they know they will not get enough chance and enough time there to bat.

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2 minutes ago, Number said:

He is already batting a position up. Ideal no. 8 with hitting capability.

 

1 minute ago, Majestic said:

We all saw what was his contribution in T20 World Cup. That tournament proved he is no better than no.7. If you bowl him in slot, he is capable of hitting boundaries and sixes but if you bowl tight lines and length, he doesn't have anything else to respond back. He is better at 7 only. 

 

As a pinch hitter. Like Dhoni does with Thakur or we did with Agarkar a few times.

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He has all the tools to become Shadab like with the bat....gifted with timing and plays big shots without losing shape like Tewatia, something which even SKY struggles to do. Has shown glimpses in the past in that series in WI, couple of years back.

 

His bowling is ordinary for LOIs though. Can't pick him as one of 5 bowlers with Pandya and the balance is messed up as a result. 

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since he is currently our best bat on turners, have him play at no. 4 or no. 5 and stop bowling; the latter is quite crappy nowadays. he seems to have evolved very rapidly into batter who can bowl part-time. he is now more of a sundar-like player, except that sundar's batting is more suitable for all conditions

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