Axar Patel has been India’s top performer with the bat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has played important knocks against the visiting team.
In the fourth and final Test against Australia, he slammed 79 runs off 113 balls, laced with 5 fours and 4 sixes at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahemdabad.
He went past MS Dhoni to become the second highest run-scorer while batting at no. 7 or below in BGT. The southpaw has accumulated 250 runs, 11 more than Dhoni.
Rishabh Pant heads the list of the players.
Most runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (While batting at 7 or below)
350 – Rishabh Pant (2018)
250 – Axar Patel (2023)*
239 – MS Dhoni (2008)
For India, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill scored a hundred each. Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green registered tons for the Steve Smith-led team.