Axar Patel gives injury update; Explain why he walked away in the middle of DC vs. KKR Clash | Mint

The physiotherapist of Delhi Capitals and Axar Patel was walked off the field, which raises concerns about the seriousness of the injury during DC vs KKR match Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel who was taken away from the field after sustaining an injury during the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, Riders, at the Arun Jaitley, in the Kolkat Knight Riders, at Arun Jitley Delhi (Pti) Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel was forced to leave the field in the middle of the match after he had a finger on his left hand at the IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday (April 29). After the match, Axar gave an update on his injury and explained how serious it was. How did Axar get injured? The unfortunate incident occurred during the fourth ball of the 18th, delivered by Vipraj Nigam. When Axar, placed in the middle wicket region, made a dive effort to stop a fierce shot of Rovman Powell of KKR. As he stopped the ball, he injured his fingers and immediately collapsed to the ground. The physiotherapist of the Delhi capital cities rushed to Axar’s side and after a brief investigation, the physio and Axar were seen running off the field, which raised concerns about the severity of the injury. Axar Patel on the injury Axar Patel gave insights on the extent of the injury after the match. “My skin peeled off when I dived on the exercise wickets to stop the ball,” Axar said during the press conference after the match. “But the good thing is that there are three to four days of break and hopefully I will be able to recover,” he added about the match that Axar said, “I think what the wicket was and how we bowled in the power play, we gave up 15-20 runs. We also gently lost a few wickets.” “The positive was how we limited them to the PowerPlay, to the batting, although few fighters failed, some of us contributed and took it so close. When Vipraj batted, there was hope, if Ashutosh was there, they could repeat the first game, ‘he reflected. Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match comes first after the bat after losing the toss, Kolkata Knight Riders scored a total of 204/9 after 20 overs. KKR opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz (26 of 16 balls) and Sunil Narine (27 out of 14 balls) laid the foundation with their explosive batting. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (26 off 14 balls) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (44 out of 32 balls) also added important runs. Rinku Singh scored 36 from 25 deliveries to help the team get a total top par. During the chase, Delhi Capitals managed to reach 190/9 in 20 overs and lost the match by 14 runs. Faf du Plessis played a brilliant beat of 62 out of 45 balls. Axar Patel (43 out of 23 balls) and Vipraj Nigam (38 out of 19 balls) added important runs. However, KKR bowlers exceeded this as the wickets continued to fall and the momentum moved on the guests’ side. First Published: 30 Apr 2025, 09:14 AM IST