Axar Patel is seen throughout a apply session. File | Photo Credit: PTI
Following India’s second coaching session forward of the primary ODI on Sunday (October 19, 2025), Axar mentioned Rohit and Kohli, who haven’t performed for India since Champions Trophy in March, look sharp as ever.
Gill has succeeded Rohit as ODI captain regardless of the latter taking India to the Champions Trophy title.
“For Gill, it’s perfect, Rohit Bhai and Virat Bhai are there, and along with that, they have been captains, so they can give their input also, so it is very good growth of Gill’s captaincy,” mentioned Axar in a joint interplay with Australian opener Travis Head.
“What has been good about Gill’s captaincy thus far is that he has not been pressurised.” It has been some time since Rohit and Kohli performed aggressive cricket however Axar mentioned they’re trying as sharp as ever.
“Like Travis mentioned, they each are world class gamers. We can see after the primary match (how their type is). They are professionals, in order that they know what to do. They have been practising in Bangalore’s Centre of Excellence, so I believe they’re able to go.
“They are looking very good both in nets and fitness wise,” mentioned the bowling all-rounder, who first visited Australia as an India participant a decade in the past.
We do not speak about bounce of pitches right here anymore, we speak about technique
Most of the Indian cricketers have performed loads of cricket in Australia together with Axar, leaving them in a snug area of thoughts.
Axar mentioned the discuss within the dressing room is targeted extra on planning towards the opposition moderately than the bouncy nature of tracks contemplating their familiarity with the situations.
“I really feel that since 2015 (his first go to Down Under), there have been a whole lot of modifications. When we used to come back, the discuss was about pitches, situations, bounce and we used to play much less as nicely.
“We started playing regularly after the 2015 World Cup, and, the series started getting longer, and after that the batters started doing well,” he mentioned.
“When we come now it doesn’t feel like Australian conditions and we have to be more ready. We are now thinking about where we can make runs, so we talk about strategy and timing, we are not talking about the pitch, we are talking about how we can strategise,” mentioned Axar.
Axar has obtained huge sneakers to fill within the sequence, having been picked forward of Ravindra Jadeja within the squad.
“I am very confident about this series. In the Asia Cup, I did well both with bat and ball. After a long time (2022 T20 World Cup), I would be playing in Australia. I am ready for the challenge,” he mentioned.
Published – October 17, 2025 02:10 pm IST
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