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India all-rounder Axar Patel has been given a brand new accountability – being the vice-captain in T20I cricket. Nevertheless, whereas T20I cricket is in a wholesome state for the nation, Check cricket has seen a tumultuous few months, culminating in a 1-3 loss for India within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and questions being raised over Gautam Gambhir’s assist employees, with stories stating that assistant coaches Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate have been beneath scrutiny from the BCCI. Nevertheless, Axar has reiterated religion within the workforce administration and likewise said that he wasn’t conscious of workforce happenings within the Australia tour. Axar additionally said that being vice-captain comes with the accountability of getting to take robust calls at instances.
Talking at a press convention forward of India’s five-match T20I sequence towards England, Axar backed the assist employees.
“Regarding support staff, I wasn’t with the team for the last three months so I don’t know what happened in Australia but here the support staff is the same and we have been discussing on what we want to do in matches,” Axar mentioned.
“Whatever inputs we want, we talk to the batting or bowling coach accordingly. In T20Is, it is a fast game, so we talk about important decisions quickly, so that’s what we talk about, what my (or anyone’s) role is,” Axar added.
Axar Patel additionally talked in regards to the accountability that comes with a management function, and spoke in regards to the discussions he had had with head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav.
“Being vice-captain comes with added responsibility. Sometimes we have to take harsh decisions and give honest opinions and that has been the discussion with Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir,” Axar said.
India will play 5 T20Is towards England beginning January 22, with the primary recreation to be performed on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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