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Axar Patel Biography – Age, Education, Personal Life, Career, Net Worth, Assets, and Awards

Axar Patel And His Family

Axar Patel, also called Akshar Patel, is an international professional Indian National team cricketer. His father’s name is Rajesh Patel, and his mother’s name is Pritiben Patel. Axar has one elder brother. His name is Sonship Patel, and he also has one elder sister named Shivangi Patel. 

Age, Physical Appearance, and Height

Axar Patel was born on 20 January 1994, and according to the calculation, his current age is 28 years.

Let’s Talk about his Height, Weight & Physical Status as the main things for the Cricket Industry. Fans also attract the Height, Weight & Physical Status of Axar Patel is 183 cm and 1.83 m and feet inches- 6′ 00″. His weight is in kilograms- 70 kg. Weight.

Axar Patel has a Waist Size of 32 Inches and a chest of 40 Inches, And biceps of 14 Inches. he has Black colour hair and Black colour eyes. Besides this, he is wearing a shoe size 10.

Education

Axar started off playing cricket at the early age of 9 years. However, at 15 years, Axar imagined being a cricketer. When Axar was in class 9th, his friend requested him to attend a playschool tournament as the team couldn’t complete 11 players. Axar was a good student from the beginning but later started to change his interest in cricket with the support of his father. Axar doesn’t only choose cricket because of their interest. He could not go to the gym, so he decided to continue playing cricket to stay fit. He started as a batter but later decided to bowl as well.

Personal Life

Axar Patel got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Meha, in January 2022.

Career

Domestic Career

In his debut Ranji Trophy season of 2012, he played only one match. Still, he had an exceptional 2013-14 Ranji Trophy season, as he was among Gujarat’s most consistent players. He made 369 runs at an average of 46.12 and took 29 wickets at an economy rate of 23.58 in 7 matches. The left-arm orthodox spinner was one of the key contributors to India Under-23s’ title win in the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2013, with seven wickets, including a four-for in the semi-final against UAE. As a result, he was awarded “BCCI Under-19 cricketer of the Year” in 2014. In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team’s squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy. In October 2019, he was named in India C’s squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.

IPL Career

Axar Patel, the bowling all-rounder from Gujarat, had earned his maiden IPL contract with Mumbai Indians in 2013. The following season, a switch to KXIP made him a household name in the competition. Axar even took a hat-trick for Kings XI Punjab against Gujarat Lions in IPL 9 (2016), dismissing Dinesh Karthik, who Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja in succession.

After being a regular in the KXIP line-up, Axar was snapped up by Delhi Capitals for a whopping Rs 5 crore at the IPL auctions ahead of the 2019 season, making him the second most expensive player for the franchise. He was later retained by the Delhi franchise for the IPL 2020. Axar’s inclusion in the side adds to the balance in the bowling department, with his left-arm orthodox spin perfectly complementing the leg-spinners in the ranks.

International Career

ODI Career

After an impressive showing in the 2014 IPL, Patel was rewarded with a place in the Indian ODI squad for the tour to Bangladesh. He was also a part of 15 man squad for the 5 match series against Sri Lanka, where he played in all 5 matches and took 11 wickets and made 31 runs at a strike rate of 178. The selectors decided to persist with him, and he retained his spot in the squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. However, he didn’t get a match during the tournament and warmed the bench. On 20 June 2016, Axar moved to 13th place in ICC ODI rankings after taking three wickets against Zimbabwe. He was just three places behind India’s highest-ranked bowler Ravichandran Ashwin.

Axar also missed out on selection for the 2017 Champions Trophy as the selectors chose the experience of Jadeja ahead of Axar. After Champions Trophy, the selectors ejected Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja from the side, and it looked like Axar would become a regular feature in the side. Still, the emergence of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal meant that the Gujarat lad made his way for them. Axar last played an ODI in 2017 against New Zealand.

T20I Career

He made his Twenty20 International debut for India against Zimbabwe on 17 July 2015. He bowled his full quota of 4 overs, conceding 17 runs and taking 3 crucial wickets in his debut that included the likes of Hamilton Masakadza, Elton Chigumbura and Sikandar Raza. Axar later went to play against the Proteas when they came touring the country in 2015. He played 2 matches and picked a solitary wicket. His last T20I came against South Africa in South Africa on 24 February 2018.

Net Worth

The net worth of Mr Axar Patel is approximately 5 million USD, which is 37 crores rupees in Indian currency. He has gathered this massive amount from his BCCI salaries, IPL contracts, and private businesses.

Axar Patel Assets:

House: Axar Patel owns a luxury designer house in Nadiad, Gujarat, India. Also, Axar Patel owns multiple real-estate properties across the country. The family bungalow of Axar Patel, a resident of Nadiad town in Kheda district, close to Ahmedabad, is ‘Rajkiran’. There is a 12 by 12 room in the bungalow, in which the characters can live only a few months in a year. Sometimes with the home team or sometimes with the international team, characters can spend less time at home.

Awards

In early 2014, he was named the BCCI Under-19 cricketer for the 2012/13 season. In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team’s squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy. In October 2019, he was named in India C’s squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.

Car Collection

The Car collection of Axar Patel is quite Small. Axar Patel owns a few of the best luxury cars in the world. Axar Patel’s collection of cars includes the Mercedes SUV.

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