Axar keeps arguing that he should be selected for every Twenty20 international match.

He has now bowled his whole allotted overs and finished with an ER below 6.00 in four consecutive games. Surprisingly, all four periods have been successful on true surfaces, giving the bowlers minimal input. Since the beginning of 2023, Axar has taken 15 wickets at an economy rate of 6.75 in 14 innings.Surprisingly, all four periods have been successful on true surfaces, giving the bowlers minimal input.

Axar has taken 15 wickets at an economy rate of 6.75 in 14 innings since the beginning of 2023. This is true even after playing on batting havens like Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram, where games sometimes saw close to 450 runs scored in each.The left-arm spinner appears to have discovered a really good area to strike right-handers in the recent past. Axar has bowled against right-handers over the past 41.5 overs and claimed 13 wickets at an economy rate of 6.1.Although his distances have been flawless, the difference in tempo is also causing harm.His two dismissals that evening provide ample proof of the same. He dismissed Gulbadin by drawing the length back and removing all of the pace off the ball, while he rushed Ibrahim Zadran by pushing a fullish one into the right-hander (that went straight and castled him).

Gulbadin suffered the price for being finished with the shot early.The left-arm spinner in this series has performed significantly better than the other Indian spinners thus far. He has bowled eight overs in two games, taking four wickets and giving up just forty runs. By contrast, in just 13 overs, Sundar & Bishnoi have claimed just two wickets while conceding 124 runs at an economy rate of 9.53. Axar keeps trying his hardest, but India has made it obvious that Ravindra Jadeja is the top pick for the No. 7 position.At least when it comes to the ball, he is becoming a pretty dependable player. Based on his recent performance, the all-rounder is making a strong argument to be the team's first pick in the Twenty20 International format—even if you ignore his batting.