India won the third Test against England at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad by 10 wickets. Akshar Patel (six in the first innings and five in the second innings) took 11 wickets. Akshar was named Man of the Match. Akshar Patel made his Test debut in the second Test of the series. Akshar has played for Team India in limited over format. He debuted at ODIs in 2014 and T20 International in 2015, but has not played any international matches since 2018. After the match, he was interviewed by Hardik Pandya and the video was shared on the official Twitter handle of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Captain Virat Kohli also flew in the middle of this special interview.
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In this interview, Akshar Patel said his friends and family have been very supportive of him during the difficult time of leaving Team India for almost three years. Akshar said he was determined to give 100 per cent of his money whenever he could. Akshar picked up five wickets in the second innings of the second Test of the series, played in Chennai. In this way, he also took five wickets in three consecutive innings. In this interview, Hardik Pandya said he was very proud of this player. Virat came in for a special role and praised Akshar in Gujarati. Hardik said Virat has been learning Gujarati in recent times.
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