"Only Speak When...": India Star's Cryptic Post After Series Win vs Australia Is Viral

The Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian cricket team sealed the T20I series against Australia with a 20-run win in Raipur on Friday. After solid knocks from Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad guided India to 174/9 in 20 overs, it was time for the bowlers to take over. Axar Patel took three wickets while Deepak Chahar scalped two as India restricted Australia to 154/7 in 20 overs.  Axar Patel was named the 'Player of the Match'.

On Saturday, a cryptic post by Axar Patel went viral. In the post on X, Axar wrote: "Move in silence. Only speak when it's time to say checkmate."

Move in silence.
Only speak when it's time to say checkmate pic.twitter.com/snDyaPYxPI

Axar Patel has admitted that he was upset after missing out on the ODI World Cup at home due to an injury and it took him about a week to get over the disappointment and focus on recovery. The 29-year-old was part of the Indian team in the run-up to the World Cup but a left quadricep injury during the Asia Cup forced him out, with Ravichandran Ashwin replacing him in the 15-member squad.

"Obviously, you are bound to be (disappointed). The World Cup was in India, but that injury happened. For the first few days, I was thinking about it, not being able to play due to injury," Axar told reporters during the post-match press conference.

"But, the team was doing well, so after 5-10 days, I was back to training and was doing my rehab. But, yes, when you are out due to injury and those 5-10 days you are not able to do anything, you do feel a bit bad. After that, I returned to routine life.

"I was upset, but it happened due to an injury; it's not in anyone's hands. It's part and parcel of the game." Axar made an impressive return to international