Axar Patel on his return to the Delhi Capitals continued with his show ‘Dhai Akshar Game ke’, which he hosts for the social media accounts of the franchise. On this week’s edition, he had Avesh Khan as a guest, the breakthrough bowler for the Capitals this season.
Avesh praised the Gujarat born all-rounder who returned to the DC folds with roaring super over victory in his kitty. He was the hero of the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, conceding just seven runs against international superstars like Kane Williamson and David Warner. The eight runs target was chased by the Capitals at the last ball of the game.
In the interview, Axar asked Avesh, who was actually slated to bowl the Super Over, but could not due to last-minute intervention of the left-arm spinner, whether he was upset with the ball being taken away from him?
Replying to this, Avesh, who has so far taken 11 wickets and is on the list of the race to the Purple Cap, said, “I was actually blank and didn’t know what to do. The coach had asked me to be ready for the Super Over. Since you got it and the match got tensed while we were batting, the coach once again asked me to be ready for another over, but thankfully we got over the line.”
Avesh, 24, also said that he missed Axar not being part of the team and thanked him for joining back to the DC unit after recovering from Covid-19. To this Axar, 27, teased Avesh for his funky night suit, asking, “Did you start wearing this thing after taking wickets or did you start taking wickets after wearing this funky gown?”
The Capitals are up against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an exciting affair at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera tonight.