'Axar Patel is criminally underrated. New era's Jadeja': Axar emerges India's hero in T20 World Cup

India vs South Africa final: It seems that Axar Patel can do no wrong in the T20 World Cup 2024. After bowling immaculate spells with the ball in the T20 World Cup, Axar has shown his mettle with the bat too this year. Axar has fired and rescued India again in the T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa. 

Axar came in when India were 34/3 and his team were in a spot of bother. But Patel stabilised the Indian innings along with Virat Kohli and put on with brilliant partnership during a difficult time. Axar eventually got out for 47 runs after a mix-up with Virat Kohli. 

Axar has been a sensation on the internet this World Cup with fans noticing his immense contribution to India's cause in T20 World Cup 2024. 

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No changes for Team India in T20 WC final

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup here on Saturday.

Both teams have had a stellar unbeaten run in the tournament finishing first in their respective group and Super Eight rounds.

While India are playing their third final of the T20 World Cup, with their last appearance in the 2014 edition and having won the inaugural edition in 2007, it is for the first time that the Proteas team has made it to the summit clash of an ICC tournament.

Both teams named unchanged eleven.

Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi. PTI DDV KHS