The David Warner-led Delhi Capitals had a horrid time within the sixteenth version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. The group didn’t make it to the knockout levels of the competitors and had a season to neglect as they managed to win solely 5 video games and misplaced 9 to complete on the ninth spot within the desk with 10 factors in 14 video games.
One of many few positives for Delhi was the efficiency of Indian all-rounder Axar Patel. The 29-year-old was sensational with each the bat and the ball all through the competitors and amassed 283 runs and took 11 wickets as properly. Regardless of coming to bat fairly low within the batting order, Axar was one of many highest run-getters for Delhi.
Seeing his fabulous performances, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra got here ahead and lambasted Delhi Capitals’ administration for underutilising the all-rounder. He named some gamers who weren’t utilised to their potential within the IPL 2023, and Axar’s identify was on the high of the listing. Moreover, Chopra additionally contemplated over the performances that Axar may need put in if he was below the management of Chennai Tremendous Kings skipper MS Dhoni.
“The primary participant who involves my thoughts, though he nonetheless carried out properly, his identify was once there in essentially the most precious gamers’ listing. Think about if this participant had been in MS Dhoni’s group, he may need been this event’s greatest participant, his identify is Axar Patel. He was not attending to bat,” Aakash Chopra mentioned on the ‘AakashVani’ present on JioCinema
“You marvel who was taking the choices. You may have David Warner because the captain of your group, and outdoors you had Ricky Ponting, Sourav Ganguly, Shane Watson, James Hopes, Ajit Agarkar and Pravin Amre. You could not work out get one of the best out of this participant regardless of having such a big think-tank,” he added.
