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Axar Patel made a stadium full of people gasp with a sensational catch at India vs Australia game at the T20 World Cup. It was in the ninth over of the second inning, and Australian team captain Mitchell Marsh was in good form, swinging away at the boundaries. Left-arm wrist-spin bowler Kuldeep Yadav had just placed a length ball onto the pads, with Marsh pulling it behind the square — when Patel leapt into the air and made a sensational one-hand catch, that too with his non-dominant right hand.
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India beat Australia by 24 runs, which has taken the Men in Blue to the semi-finals with a top-spot finish in Group 1. Patel was awarded the ‘Fielder of the Match’ medal for his catch, a video that has gone viral since, and Indian team captain Rohit Sharma won ‘Player of the Match’. With Axar’s key role in yesterday’s win and his impressive track record the whole season, here’s a closer look at his life off the pitch — his luxurious properties, cricketing contracts and more.
Luxurious life of Axar Patel: A lavish home in Gujarat, a Mercedes SUV, Rs 9 crore IPL salary & more
According to an interview in Deccan Chronicle, Axar Patel was born Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel on 20 January 1994, but the nurse accidentally misspelt his name. The 30-year-old cricketer lives in an impressive bungalow in Nadiad—about 60 kilometres from Ahmedabad—with his family, which includes his parents, Rajeshbhai and Priety Patel, and his wife Meha, a dietician and nutritionist. According to CA Knowledge and Sportskeeda, the bowling all-rounder has also invested in a number of properties across the country.
Patel seems to be on the brink of growing his expensive car collection, which already houses a Mercedes SUV (typically over Rs 1 crore) and a Landrover Discovery (Rs 67 lakhs approximately).
The cricketer’s IPL stint kicked off in 2013 when Mumbai Indians selected him for Rs 10 lakh. After that, he switched to Punjab Kings in 2014 for Rs 75 lakh and became the second-highest wicket-taker that season. This made him be retained by the franchise for a hefty sum of Rs 6.75 crore in 2018, Sportskeeda reports.
In 2019, Patel moved to Delhi Capitals for Rs 5 crore, where he was retained for Rs 9 crore in 2022. In 2024, his IPL salary from Delhi Capitals will also be Rs 9 crore.
Adding up his IPL salaries over the years, Patel earned Rs 51.85 crore from the tournament.
Patel has a ‘Grade B’ contract with the BCCI, the same as Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, and Kuldeep Yadav, which fetches him an annual salary of Rs 3 crore, according to Sportskeeda and CA Knowledge. His per-match fees (for playing on the ground) include Rs 15 lakh for a test match, Rs 6 lakh for an ODI, and Rs 3 lakh for a T20I match.
Patel has an impressive brand portfolio, including companies like SG Cricket, boAt, CoinSwitch, JSW Sports, Cricuru, GamToss, Kuber, Apollo, FanCode, Jio, and Ebix Cash. According to CA Knowledge, he reportedly charges Rs 1 crore for each endorsement.
According to CAKnowledge and Sportskeeda, Axar Patel has a significant net worth of Rs 49 crore, which includes his property investments, cars, IPL and BCCI contracts, and brand endorsements.
