"He's One Of Those Guys...": On Delhi Capitals Captain Axar Patel, Teammate's Big Revelation

Having a conversation with Axar Patel is like talking to one of your best friends instead of the captain of a cricket team, stated Delhi Capitals (DC) opener Jake Fraser-McGurk. Axar has made a bright start to his life as DC skipper, with the side now in second place in the points table, via six out of eight wins. Fraser-McGurk has been out of DC's playing eleven after a tough run of form and recalled how talking to Axar gave him some comfort. Axar is just one of those players who leads everyone, and everyone follows him, I guess. He's an amazing talent, and the way he plays just makes everyone really proud to be at Delhi Capitals.”

“He's so calm and relaxed at any point in time. We saw during that Super Over a few games back, he was very relaxed and very calm, like he's done it a thousand times, but I'm not sure how many times he's done it. We love playing under Axar, and we think he's one of the best players in our team that we can follow, and he can be a leader.”

“The conversation was very relaxed. We were having dinner after a game, and he said, You've got so many more opportunities. There are going to be so many more times that you play for this franchise and that you can succeed for us. The good thing is that we're winning well and we're winning in ways that we want to win.”

“So what he says is just keep smiling. He always says to keep smiling at everyone, not just me. He's one of those guys who is so relaxed in all these situations. It feels like you're talking to one of your best friends instead of the captain, and he's been awesome,” said Fraser-McGurk in the pre-match press conference ahead of DC facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Sunday.

Fraser-McGurk has not come close to replicating his astounding