In-form Axar Patel feels fully ready for his second tour of Australia and is not losing sleep over the close competition between him and Ravindra Jadeja for the number one left-arm spinner’s role.
Patel could not have made a stronger case for his inclusion in the playing eleven for the first ODI on January 12, after he helped Gujarat win their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy by lapping up 19 wickets.
“There is always going to be competition when you are playing for India but it has not come in the way of the personal rapport I share with some of the team members. Jaddu bhai is back so there is going to be competition as most likely there will be only one left-arm spinner in the playing eleven. It is nice that he is back in all formats. We are both from Gujarat and it is always fun to be in his company,” Patel said.