Axar Patel lauded skipper Virat Kohli for the liberty he provides the bowlers. Patel said that Kohli has given him the freedom and confidence to bowl as he wants to. "The captain backs you when you do well. I have been playing from the second ODI. He gives me the freedom to bowl what I want to. He leaves it to on us (him and Chahal) to decide on what to do.

Axar Patel finished with splendid figures of 2-20 in the first T20I v NZ