Axar Patel fined by BCCI as DC captain joins list of slow over-rate offenders after win over PBKS
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has been fined ₹12 lakh for a slow over-rate during their Match 55 IPL 2026 win over Punjab Kings at Dharamshala.
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has been fined ₹12 lakh for a slow over-rate during their Match 55 IPL 2026 win over Punjab Kings at Dharamshala.
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel described his team’s shocking collapse for 75 against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru as a mix of “bad luck” and lingering hesitation from their previous defeat, where they failed to defend a massive 264.
Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel called on his team to stay composed and keep their spirits up following a heartbreaking one-run defeat to Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026.
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel praised his bowlers after a six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026, while Rishabh Pant admitted that conceding extra runs and lack of partnerships cost LSG the match.
Speaking at the pre-season press conference on Monday, Axar admitted that the regulation has changed the way teams approach team combinations.
Star pacer Mohammed Siraj has been named as a replacement for Harshit Rana, who was ruled out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after sustaining a knee injury during a warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on February 4.
Rana bowled just one over in the game before leaving the field and was later seen with his thigh heavily strapped.
Tilak described the atmosphere during India’s warm-up match against South Africa at a packed DY Patil Stadium as a major confidence booster, especially with fans chanting his name as he walked out to bat.
Despite having already sealed the series 3-1, India were in experimental mode in the fourth T20I at Visakhapatnam. The team opted to play five specialist bowlers, keeping all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube out of the bowling plans.
Abhishek Sharma is batting as if the calendar never turned from 2025, Rinku Singh has slipped back into finishing duties with effortless assurance, and skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s much-discussed training-ground fluency has finally translated into match-day impact in the second T20I in Raipur on Friday.
