Axar Patel’s leadership skills being praised all over. Delhi Capitals assistant coach Matthew Mott says this.

Captaining an IPL side is no mean task. It brings immense pressure and the weight of expectations, especially if the side has never won the trophy. Axar Patel has that pressure on his head as he leads the Delhi Capitals. However, in the three matches so far, he has displayed immense guile and a strong mentality.

Matthew Mott praises Axars’s leadership

Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals’ assistant coach Matthew Mott has praised Axar for his leadership skills and explained how he eased the environment in the DC camp.

He’s just got a great balance on cricket and life. He’ll just summarise the group and make sure the players are included. They’ve got a smile on their face. He doesn’t come across as being the only voice (in the team),” Mott said in the pre-match press conference here on Wednesday.

Delhi Capitals have other experienced heads too in their camp, with Faf du Plessis and KL Rahul being crucial members. Mott stated that Axar has the experienced guys to back on. “He’s not taking it all on himself. He leverages a lot of the other senior players in the group. We mentioned KL, Faf as well. He’s got a lot of experience to draw on, particularly Faf. We had a productive meeting around that,” he said.

Praising his level-headedness, Pott said, “He’s played enough cricket to know that it can be a pretty fickle game at times. You’re well aware that when you’re winning, it’s all rosy. I like to think that he’s got that character where if we do have a bad day, he’ll be just as positive.”

Axar not bowling enough

In addition to the praises for Axar Patel, Pott added that the captain should try to bowl more overs as he is the experienced part of the bowling lineup. He said they expected him to be more. Patel has bowled only 8 overs in the three matches in IPL.

He also talked about Vipraj Nigam. “He probably took some overs where Axel might have bowled. Given his experience and time, I felt he had control of the game. I think in the matches coming forward, you’ll see him bowl a lot more,” he noted.

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