Should Axar Patel fight in front of Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma?

There is no FAF du Plessis in the side for the moment, and Jake Fraser McGurk was finally abandoned DC playing XI, Saturday, against GT. But one thing that is difficult to understand is that the skipper Axar Patel beats at n ° 4. In the other games of the season, it was a regular at n ° 5. Although he could simply take the additional responsibility, but that does not make sense, since there is Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma who is fighting below him, generally.

Axar Patel figures not excellent in no. 4 and n ° 5

In the GT match, DC ended with a 203 first round score, perhaps 15-20 points, and the position in the stick of Axar is something, which the captain himself and the management must discuss. He marked 39 out of 32 in the middle of the Overs, where the execution rate has dropped considerably. Yes, DC wins well in IPL 2025, is at the top of the table of points with five victories in six games, but overall, this ploy could turn against him.

Although a good dough, it could be more suitable below dedicated strikers like Stubbs and Ashutosh, who can hit the ball of a large mile. Before the GT match, Axar had the dough in No. 4 in five rounds, where he had scored 72 points at an average of 14 and a strike rate of 120. In n ° 5, where he struck mainly this season, he returned with scores of 9, 15 and 22 years. This year in 7 games, he has 140 points, an average of 23 and a better score of 39.

Ashutosh Sharma and Tristan Stubbs need to beat in front

So what is the real logic behind this movement? Ashutosh Sharma showed with his flamboyant 37 of 19 which he deserves to be promoted in the order of the strikers. In 7 games, the MP player has 136 points in his name, an average of more than 66, and a typing rate of 184. This also includes a 66 of 29 bullets against LSG in a winning cause.

On the other hand, Stubbs has 183 points in the seven matches he played. It has an average of 61 and the striking rate is also 160. This makes it quite clear, if DC wants to continue its winning routes and be even more threatening in their striker, Axar needs to fight lower in order.