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IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli And Ravichandran Ashwin Laud Debutant Axar Patel For His Composure

By IANS News February 17, 2021 • 13:37 PM View: 745

India's senior players, skipper Virat Kohli and R Ashwin have lavished praise on debutant Axar Patel, who became only the sixth Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul on debut, for showing no signs of nervousness in his first match.

His haul helped India beat England by 317 runs in the second Test to bring the series level at 1-1.

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