Cricket / Akshar equals veteran players on the basis of batting, joins this club

India vs Australia 1st Test: In the first Test match against Australia for the Indian team, star all-rounder Akshar Patel performed amazingly. He won everyone's heart with bowling and batting. In the first innings for India, he scored an inning of 84 runs and took a big record in his name and joined the list of many legendary players. Let's know about it.

Akshar Patel did amazing

Akshar Patel batted brilliantly in the first Test match against Australia. He hit strokes all over the ground. He landed at number 9 and played a brilliant inning of 84 runs. With this, he joined the list of Jayant Yadav and Anil Kumble. Akshar Patel has become the fifth such batsman, who has scored more than 84 runs by landing at number 9.

Along with excellent batting, he also impressed everyone with killer bowling. He also took a wicket in the second innings. He is also a great master of fielding. His quickness is made on the field.

List of players who played big innings batting at number 9

1. Jayant Yadav-104 (India vs England-2016)

2. Farokh Engineer-90 (India vs New Zealand-1965)

3. Anil Kumble-88 (India vs South Africa-1996)

4. Karsan Ghavri-86 (India vs Australia-1979)

5. Akshar Patel-84 (India vs Australia-2023)

Team India won the match

The Indian team has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first match. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja showed the best game from Team India. It is because of these players that Team India has been successful in winning the match. The Australian team was bundled out for 177 runs in the first innings. At the same time, thanks to Rohit Sharma's century, Team India scored 400 runs in the first innings, giving India a significant lead of 223 runs, which proved to be decisive in the match.