Axar Patel, who excelled with the ball and in the field for India in the recent T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final in Mumbai, was asked to choose his favorite catch from the match between Harry Brook and Will Jacks.
England was chasing a 254-run target against India in Mumbai, and Harry Brook was the batter that they were expecting to tee off. However, Harry Brook was bamboozled by Jasprit Bumrah with a slower delivery.
He ballooned the ball over mid-off, where Axar Patel ran behind his back for 20 meters to complete a brilliant diving catch. Then, after Will Jacks made 35 and formed a brilliant partnership of 77 runs in 39 balls with Jacob Bethell, Arshdeep Singh stuck to his plan of bowling wide to Jacks.
Jack tried to carve Arshdeep over the point boundary for a six, but Axar Patel ran towards his left to catch the bal, andt threw it to Shivam Dube as he crossed the boundary ropes to complete a brilliant relay catch.
Axar Patel had also picked one wicket, removing the dangerous Tom Banton for 17 runs in 5 balls, ending his quota with 1/35 in 3 overs.
After India won the match by 7 runs, Axar Patel got into a conversation with ICC host Sanjana Ganesan, who asked him to pick his favorite catch.
“I think my favorite one would be that of the captain, Harry Brook. Because I was running in the opposite direction, and if you observe, my vision was also the opposite way. Luckily, I stopped for a moment to judge which direction to go. That is the tough bit when you are running in the opposite direction. Yes, in the Will Jacks one, I was running sideways, but when you catch the one while running in the opposite direction, it’s even more enjoyable," Axar Patel said in a video posted by ICC.
