The Times of India

He was very angry: Suryakumar reveals he apologised to Axar after T20 World Cup snub

India captain Suryakumar Yadav shared that Axar Patel was upset after being excluded from the playing XI during India's successful T20 World Cup campaign. Yadav apologised, calling it a team decision. The loss to South Africa became a turning point, prompting the team to treat all subsequent matches as knockouts. India then won their remaining games to secure the trophy.