IND vs AUS 4th T20I: Axar Patel speaks about his all-round performance

In the fourth T20I match against Australia Team Indias star allrounder Axar Patel delivered a stunning show both with bat and ball at the Heritage Bank Stadium in QueenslandWith the bat the lefthander scored an unbeaten 21 runs off just 11 balls His knock was laced with a boundary and a maximum Later having bowled four overs he conceded 20 runs and grabbed two wicketsReflecting on his batting performance Axar said that he received a message from the dressing room to take the game deep till the last overObviously I knew it was tough because wickets were falling back to back The message that I got from the dressing room was to take it to the last over because there werent any batsmen after me Axar said in a video interview with teammate and fellow allrounder Shivam Dube posted by the bccitvFurther speaking he also said during the match the allrounder thought that if he holds his shape right then he could clear the big boundaries at the sideSo I thought I would take a chance in the last over The side boundaries were big but I thought if I could hold my shape and watch the ball I could clear them he saidI have felt in the past that if I think about the size of the boundary and dont hit towards those sides they become predetermined shots and because of that we make mistakes I learnt from past mistakes and played my shots here added the 31yearold cricketerWhen asked about his bowling performance the Gujaratborn cricketer said that he was not getting much help from the wicket and the ball kept skidding throughout the matchAs a spinner I felt like it was important for me to contain I was looking at that and bowling wicket to wicket because I was not getting much spin but I was getting a little bit of bounce because of the dew The ball was skidding a lot he told DubeThe burly allrounder asked Axar about the LBW dismissal of Matthew Short which was the result of an accurate review taken by him in consultation with Jitesh SharmaIm never ready to take a review But when the ball hit his pads this time I think it stayed low And the kind of action that I have I bowl a little wide off the crease So I always feel that the ball will hit outside the wicket or go from an angle he explainedBut in this I knew that the ball was hitting and although it could have been a little outside the off stump we could take a chance on umpires call and when I spoke to Jitu he said Axar its inside I mean in the middle So I said yes we can take a chance added the spinnerThe fifth T20I match between India and Australia is scheduled to be played on November 8 at the GabbaWith PTI Inputs