Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria on Monday lavished praises on Axar Patel after the all-rounder took India over the line against West Indies in the second ODI.
Axar Patel hammered an unbeaten 64 to help India's chase a record 312 in the second ODI against West Indies in Port of Spain on Sunday.
Danish Kaneria was fully impressed with the Indian team and spoke in length about the visiting side during a live session on the Koo app.
"India has done wonders in the West Indies, With the brilliant batting from another guy in making of a match finisher Axar Patel, what a gem of an innings what a gem of a cricketer he is, and from where he comes, it is the same place from where lion comes, and the boy Harshal Patel played in the lion style," Kaneria said on the Koo app.
"Superbly I was enjoying him playing anyone who has seen the match really they should have loved the game, immense cricket has happened, Sanju Samson made his fifty and he was playing superbly but unfortunately he was runout.
"He batted with mature and sensible style but it was 'Aksar Patel', Shreyas Iyer who batted superbly India was way behind when Axar came into bat he made it so easy he has done batting in composed style.
"Playing terrific innings, he scored the first half century of his career and played a brilliant 64 innings to give India a scintillating victory. And another series win under Shikhar Dhawan," the former Pakistan cricketer added.
Kaneria also Sanju Samson, who scored a fifty before Axar wreaked havoc to take India home.
"Surya Kumar Yadav who was looking very good in England played a very good century for India, he is looking pale in West Indies right now, Gujarat boy played his role at the time when batting was needed 35 balls run and wicket was not easy," said Kaneria
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India has now taken a winning 2-0 lead in the series. Both the teams will now square off for the third ODI on Wednesday