IPL 2021: Went Blank When Axar Patel Was Asked To Bowl Super Over Says Avesh Khan

Delhi Capitals (DC) fast bowler Avesh Khan said he was at his wits' end when senior pro-Axar Patel was asked to bowl the super over against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (

"I got a surprise when the ball was handed over to you (Axar). Then I was like, 'it's OK, what can I do," said Avesh. The pace bowler from Indore, though, praised Axar's enterprise for walking up to skipper Rishabh Pant and asking to bowl the nerve-jangling over.

"You came back into the team for the first match of the season after missing the previous four and asked for the super over and won the match for us. It's truly amazing," Avesh told Axar.

On whether the thought that he could wear the purple cap soon excites him, Avesh said: "It's just that I want the team to win because that matters a lot. It doesn't feel nice if the team loses despite you taking any number of wickets.

I took three wickets (against SRH) but what mattered to me was that the team won. I'm not looking at the purple cap, just concentrating on the matches and trying to bowl my best."