Last season, before the auctions Axar Patel was the only player who was retained by the Kings XI Punjab. However, he had a very bad season that left everyone disappointing. In the complete season, he could only manage to score 80 runs with a strike rate of 116. But that’s not all, with the ball as well, he disappointed ever more and could take only 3 wickets in the whole tournament.
Therefore, Kings XI Punjab decided to part ways with him, after a collaboration of five years and didn’t retain him in this season. He was put back into the auction pool. But the team tried to acquire him back in the team in the auctions but this time at a bargain price.
When the bid for Axar Patel started, it were Kings XI Punjab who bid for him first but there was a tough competition from Delhi Capitals, and both the teams had quite an intense bidding war for Axar Patel but at the end, Delhi Capitals bought him for a whopping amount of INR 5 crores, ending Axar’s 5 year long collaboration with KXIP.
However, the fans are left stunned after the team bought him for such a high price. The fans have took to twitter and are trolling the team.
Here, have a look at how twitterati are trolling Delhi Capitals for buying Axar Patel at such a high price, have a look at the reactions :
Axar patel sold for 5 crore, Yuvraj unsold.
Time to leave this planet.#IPLAuction
— Ravi Mishra (@G33kBoyRavi) December 18, 2018
Axar patel is a joke for 5 cr. #IPLAuction
— Praveen (@praveendutt) December 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/shubham_sbj/status/1074983757713719296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Axar patel and carlos for 5 crores lol lol#IPLAuction
— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) December 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/Jindal__Saab/status/1074984248832974848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Delhi Daredevils picked Pawan Negi for 8.5 cr
Delhi Capitals picked Axar Patel for 5 cr
You can change your name, but you can’t change your #IPLAuction game.
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) December 18, 2018
Players like mccullum yuvraj Alex Hales unsold #IPLAuction
Players like hanuma vihari Naman ojha axar Patel going for big bids ?
What is this @ipl auctions
— Adil Shah (@iamAdilSrk) December 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/Aadil_Mansuri_/status/1074983171333091329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Aree @DelhiCapitals fans ki demand thi Axar Patel ki, per 5 Cr m Nahi ?#IPLAuction
— ?DEVI CAPITAL? (@DS_790) December 18, 2018
@StarSportsIndia I am very surprised for auction #axar patel…
I think very happy and big surprise for new year…..— divy (@Royal_king9D) December 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/gaurav_m29/status/1074983837627670529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
they already have five spinners Rahul Tewatia, Sandeep Lamichhane, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra?
— Sunil ?? (@Sunilkath) December 18, 2018
Delhi capitals have a strong young Indian core – Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel. Rightly invested in the future Indian prospects. Exciting years for the franchise! #DelhiCapitals #IPLAuction2019
— Dinesh Anand (@standinskipper) December 18, 2018
Ye Axar Patel kya hi hai be!!!
??????#IPLAuction #IPLAuction2019 #IPL2019Auction— Ornab (@arnab_goswmai) December 18, 2018
Pre-boarding announcement for @akshar2026 to New Delhi!
The flight costs Rs. 5.00 CR.
The flight is scheduled for departure at 17:00 Hrs.#ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/Nhgu0cN9y1
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) December 18, 2018
Players like mccullum yuvraj Alex Hales unsold #IPLAuction
Players like hanuma vihari Naman ojha axar Patel going for big bids ?
What is this @ipl auctions
— Adil Shah (@iamAdilSrk) December 18, 2018
Axar patel for 5cr whatttt
— shils? (@shilsChatterbox) December 18, 2018
Axar patel sold for 5 crore, Yuvraj unsold.
Time to leave this planet.#IPLAuction
— Ravi Mishra (@G33kBoyRavi) December 18, 2018
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