Updated On: 16 December, 2025 09:38 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Axar had also missed the third T20I in Dharamsala on Sunday, with wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav being included in the playing XI.

Axar Patel. Pic/AFP
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India all-rounder Axar Patel was on Monday ruled out of the remaining two T20Is against South Africa due to illness, with the BCCI’s selection committee naming Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacement.
Axar had also missed the third T20I in Dharamsala on Sunday, with wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav being included in the playing XI.