India has conducted so many experiments since Gautam Gambhir assumed the position of chief coach, and the most common has been to use the LHB-RHB combination. This management has done strange things with its batting order through formats to guarantee to associate with a right -handed with a left -handed.

The last one in that section is the promotion of Axar Patel to number 5 in the ODI series in progress against England. Kl Rahul specializes in that space and has a wonderful record, but management has degraded him, as they always do with him.

For Axar’s credit, it has gone well in both exits, registering dozens of 41* and 52. He has handled the turn well and has hit a good pace to keep India before the required rate.

The majority of the things that India does in this series indicates what to expect in the Champions Trophy 2025, and this new batting order suggests that India could persist with him in the ICC event. This movement has certain benefits, but it can be counterproductive in crucial stages for several reasons.

Analysis of pros and cons of Axar Patel at number 5

Pros:

Axar Patel promotion gives India a LHB in the first five, covered with RHB. If KL Rahul continues at number 5 and Hardik Pandya at number 6, India will not obtain any LHB until number 7, which makes the batting unit one -dimensional. Axar Patel is among the best Spinning players in this team. You can face the spinning and chase them from the beginning, making it an ideal partner for Shreyas Iyer. If Axar Patel Bats at number 7, their batting skills are not maximized since it will not receive enough balls consistently. Meanwhile, its batting value is extracted more when promoted in order. Axar Patel is a naturally aggressive mass and can maintain high punctuation speed, even if a few Wickts have fallen. His promotion would ensure that India obtains a solid counterattack batter to harm bowel players while there is still some batting under it.

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Cons:

Axar promotion takes KL Rahul to No.6, which could be a batting position too low for him. He knows how to build tickets at number 5 and hit an ideal tempo in this space, since he has found broad success. That would also mean late entry for Hardik Pandya, which often takes time before exploiting. Axar Patel can be contained by high quality bowling, unlike KL Rahul, which has a better rhythm game. Then, Shreyas Iyer in the No.4 and Axar Patel at number 5 can be counterproductive if the sprinters are the shortest deliveries in their body. The construction of Axar Patel entries remains a job in progress. So, if a wickt falls early, his Gung-Ho approach could further exacerbate things. Suppose India only plays two spinners, Ravindra Jadaja and Kuldeep Yadav, in the XI due to the conditions, and Axar is out. That would mean reorganizing KL’s position, which will be difficult for the mass to adjust, especially in alien conditions.

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