Disheartened Axar takes a sly dig after missing WC and says, ‘Should’ve hired a better PR’
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Axar Patel vented his frustration after missing out on the ICC ODI World Cup spot to Ravichandran Ashwin. Despite being a part of the World Cup scheme for the last 12 months, the India Cricket Team brought in Ashwin as a last-minute replacement, with Axar nursing an injury. With uncertainty over Axar, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid decided to go with an experienced Ashwin.
But now the real question arises here: “Was it planned all along? It’s unlikely. Ashwin has only played four ODIs since 2017. And even though he was mostly left out of the ODI squad, considering how important he could be for India’s World Cup aspirations, it was a no-brainer to bring him back. In Axar Patel’s defence, he was supposed to be fit by the IND vs. AUS opener on October 8. However, the decision has been made, and he is out.
A disheartened Axar Patel vented his frustration on social media before deleting the post quickly. In the post, he said, “Should have taken science instead of commerce and hired a better PR” with a broken heart emoji and a skeleton holding a dagger to a heart.