Team India all-rounder Axar Patel recently revealed the story behind his viral interaction with Virat Kohli during the 2021 pink-ball Test against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Axar enjoyed a memorable outing with the ball, tormenting the England batters with a match-winning performance as India cruised to a dominant 10-wicket victory.
His outstanding spell also earned him the Player of the Match award. Following the game, a clip of Kohli praising Axar in Gujarati, his mother tongue, quickly went viral. In the video, the former India captain walked up to Axar and lauded his performance, saying:
“Baapu tari bowling kamal che (Your bowling is great).”
The all-rounder said that Kohli paused after saying “Baapu tari” before finishing the sentence, which turned the exchange into a humorous moment. He also shared the backstory, revealing that Kohli, being from Delhi, would often jokingly ask Axar to teach him Gujarati cuss words.
“The story behind this was different. You know what kind of words Delhi people like. He keeps asking me what to say in Gujarati. So suddenly, he came and said ‘Baapu Tari…’ and then went like ‘bowling kamal che’. I told, okay, okay, this is right,” he said on the 2 Sloggers’ YouTube channel.
Axar Patel Recalls Funny Moment With Bumrah And Siraj
In the same episode, Axar Patel shared a funny incident from India’s recent home Test against the West Indies in Delhi involving pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. He revealed that Bumrah had promised to give his perfume to Siraj, but instead ended up giving it to the West Indies’ vice-captain Jomel Warrican. Axar then broke the news to Siraj.
“Jassi bhai (Bumrah) had promised Siraj that we would get him a perfume. During the Test against the West Indies in Delhi, their vice-captain Jomel Warrican asked which perfume it was and that it was nice, so he gave the perfume to Warrican. So I just added fuel to the fire. Jassi bhai has the best perfume collection,” he said.
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