Axar Patel bowled well to Kuldeep Yadav, got the six-hitter out, then why not become the player of the match?
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DC vs PBKS IPL 2022: Axar Patel’s bowling was much better than Kuldeep Yadav in comparison to Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings. But Kuldeep got the Player of the Match award.
Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in IPL 2022Delhi Capitals vs Punjab KingsKuldeep Yadav was adjudged the player of the match. He took two wickets for 24 runs in four overs in this match. But his partner Akshar Patel (Axar Patel) showed an even better game than him. He hunted two batsmen for only 10 runs in four overs. With all Kuldeep Yadav In comparison, he took the wickets of two big and top order batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav (Kuldeep Yadav) also said that Akshar bowled very well. He also talked about sharing the player of the match with Axar. Kuldeep said, I think the player of the match award should be shared with Axar Patel (2 for 10) who took important wickets in the middle overs. In such a situation, the question arose that for what reason did Kuldeep get attention on Akshar?
Actually all this happened because of Kevin Pietersen. In the match between Delhi and Punjab, he was responsible for choosing the player of the match. During the presentation after the match, Harsha Bhogle also told that Pietersen took this decision due to the accuracy of Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling. He told that Pietersen was very impressed with Kuldeep Yadav’s attitude, his variations and the way he bowled. In such a situation, Kuldeep Yadav was selected as the player of the match in the Delhi-Punjab match.
After this Kuldeep said,
Thank you for this award but would like to share it with Axar Patel. He bowled well in the middle overs and took big wickets. According to me he is the player of the match so he would like to share this award with him.
How was the performance of Akshar and Kuldeep
In the match, Delhi bowled out Punjab Kings for 115 runs thanks to the spinners. For him, Lalit Yadav (2/11), Kuldeep Yadav (2/24) and Axar Patel (2/10) took six wickets. The best performance among them was of Axar, who dotted 14 balls out of 24 of his quota. He took the wickets of stormy batsmen like Liam Livingston and Jitesh Sharma. There were no fours or sixes in his four overs.
On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav gave 24 runs and walked the lower order batsmen like Kagiso Rabada and Nathan Ellis. He bowled a nine-ball dot. Three fours were hit in his over.
