IPL 2021: Great to come out of quarantine after 20 days - Axar Patel

Axar Patel

All-rounder Axar Patel has rejoined the Delhi Capitals squad after recovering from COVID-19 and said that getting to meet his teammates after a 20-day quarantine comes a close second to his Test debut as the "best moment" of his life.

Axar, 27, had initially checked into the Capitals' team hotel on March 28 in Mumbai with a negative test report but he returned positive for the dreaded infection on April 3 and was transferred to the BCCI's designated medical facility with mild symptoms.

"It has been really great to come out of quarantine after 20 days and meet my teammates. This is the best moment in my life after my Test debut," Axar was quoted as saying in a media release from DC.

The left-arm spinner added that watching his IPL side win most of its matches kept him motivated. "I was alone in my room for 20 days and I didn't have anything to do. I was watching the matches and one good thing was that our team won most of the matches, so I got even more motivated to re-join the side," he added.

Earlier, the Delhi Capitals posted a video of Axar meeting his teammates in the camp. "Smiles and hugs all around as Bapu returned to the DC camp," the franchise posted. "Aadmi dekh ke hi toh mujhe maza aa raha hai [I'm getting joy just by seeing people]," Patel said in the video.

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