Axar Patel has delivered numerous impressive balls throughout his career, though not all have been rewarded with wickets. However, like many bowlers, he has little reason to complain. The rationale is simple: if he focuses on his misfortunes, he may miss out on the benefits of fortunate moments. One such fortunate moment occurred during the 33rd over of the first ODI between India and England in Nagpur, which proved to be a turning point for Axar Patel, contrasting sharply with the experience of England's captain, Jos Buttler.

After a diligent effort that led him to a well-deserved half-century, Buttler found himself in a position to accelerate the innings. Unfortunately, he misplayed a half-tracker from Axar, resulting in a top edge that was caught at short fine leg. On the final delivery of the over, Axar attempted to quicken his pace, but the ball failed to reach Buttler as intended. This led to an early pull shot that was easily caught by Hardik Pandya at short fine leg.

Buttler was visibly dismayed by his misfortune, taking a moment to collect himself before walking off, during which he could be seen expressing his frustration. In contrast, the atmosphere in the Indian camp was one of amusement. Axar recognized the irony of the situation; despite the delivery not being among his finest, it resulted in the crucial wicket of Buttler, who had scored 52 runs off 67 balls.

When cameras panned towards the Indian dressing room, head coach Gautam Gambhir, who was sitting with batting coach Sitangshu Kotak, was seen tapping the table a few times to express his joy.

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The Indian players and their support staff recognized the significance of the moment in the match. With Buttler well-established at the crease, his continued presence posed an increasing threat to the home team.

England commenced their innings with remarkable momentum, driven by Phil Salt and Ben Duckett, after Buttler chose to bat first in the opening match of the series. They swiftly accumulated 75 runs during the powerplay, but a miscommunication between Salt and Duckett led to Salt's dismissal in the second-to-last delivery of the ninth over. India capitalized on this momentum, claiming two additional wickets in the following over, with debutant Harshit Rana dismissing both Duckett and Harry Brook.

Joe Root and Buttler then worked to stabilize the England innings; however, Jadeja managed to dismiss Root for 19 in the 19th over, once again hindering the visitors' progress.

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