Axar Patel may miss India's first Super 4 clash against arch-rivals Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 event on Sunday, September 21, due to a head injury he sustained against Oman on September 19. The all-rounder suffered a setback while taking a catch as his head got hit on the ground, and he had to leave the field immediately. The southpaw ran from mid off to catch a leading edge from Hammad Mirza's bat.
While Axar managed to reach the ball, he failed to latch onto a catch of Shivam Dube's bowling. The all-rounder fell awkwardly on his head, which hit the ground in a flash, and was immediately seen in searing pain. After the Suryakumar Yadav-led India's 21-run win over Oman, fielding coach T Dilip gave an update on the southpaw's injury and revealed that he looked a bit comfortable after the clash in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
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“Just now I've seen Axar, he looks fine now at this point in time. That's what I can say about it,” said T Dilip in the post-match press conference.
Everybody geared up to take on Pakistan yet again: T Dilip
The Indian fielding coach also stated that the players are really geared up to face Pakistan yet again in the Super 4 stage of the Continental Cup on Sunday, September 21. He played down the over hype by the media and fans and said India will treat every opponent the same way.
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“Regarding the Pakistan game, everybody is geared up. We treat every game as the same, and we know the schedule, how it is panned out. So every game is just another game and we're ready for it,” he added.
