Dubai, March 3 -- Ahead of the semi-final clash against Australia in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Tuesday, India skipper Rohiit Sharma revealed that all-rounder Axar Patel was told by the management during the England series that he will bat at number five no matter what is the situation.

Axar had a good day in the match with both bat and bowl. In the first innings, the Men in Blue were struggling at 30/3 in 6.4 overs when the left-hand batter came out to bat in the middle along with Shreyas Iyer.

Both batters stitched a partnership of 98 runs from 136 balls before Axar was sent back to the pavilion after scoring 42 runs off 61 balls, which came with the help of three fours and a six. With the ball in the second innings, the...