[Watch] "McCullum saamne baitha hai"- India's Axar Patel leaves audience in splits during BCCI Naman Awards

Indian left-arm spinner Axar Patel is known for his sense of humor. He produced another hilarious moment during the BCCI Naman Awards on Tuesday when asked about his plans for the upcoming Test series against England.

Axar hilariously claimed his plans were top secret and that he wouldn't speak about them as Brendon McCullum, England's Test coach, was in attendance.

"It is top secret. I am not revealing right now before the series is coming in few days. Aapne hi bola McCullum saamne baitha hai (you only said McCullum is paying attention)," he said.

Here's the video of the incident:

Axar Patel received the award for the Best International Debut (Men) for the 2020-21 season as he ran through the England batting line-up in the Test series. In three games, Axar took a staggering 27 wickets at an average of just 10.59.

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India might unleash rank turners against England once again

England lost their previous Test series in India 3-1, largely due to the inability of their batters to adapt to the turning tracks. While there were some accusations about the pitches not being in the spirit of the game, the Indian players maintained that they were well within their rights to produce pitches that suit them at home.

Since that Test series, India have backed themselves to win on tracks that start to spin from Day 1. England also seem to believe they will be playing on a turner as they have named three spinners and just a solitary pacer in their playing XI for the first Test in Hyderabad on Thursday.

The hosts would need to be wary about the fact that they have lost the odd Test on rank turners before. They would also look to ensure they don't get caught off-guard by England's Bazball approach.

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