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"Left My Coffee As...": Axar Patel Hilariously Sums Up Delhi Capitals' Batting Chaos

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The situation in the Delhi Capitals batting unit is such that everyone has to be ready to come out and bat at all stages. In what was yet another low-scoring outing for batters, DC could only put 144 runs on the board, courtesy of Axar Patel and Manish Pandey's resilience.

However, Axar came to know about the fact that he would need to come out and bat at an awkward time. In the process, he had leave the coffee he had just brought, untouched.

Speaking to Harsha Bhogle at the post-match presentation ceremony, Axar gave some candid answers to a few tricky questions. When asked what gave him more joy, his batting or bowling returns?, Axar said: "2/21 since I scored 34 in 34 so the two wickets were more important.

I ordered for coffee and I left the glass like that, when three wickets fell in one over. Pandey and I discussed we need to take it as deep as possible".

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