Former India batter Aakash Chopra said the Indian team does not have a "like-for-like replacement" for Axar Patel. He remarked that Krunal Pandya would have been a perfect replacement for Axar. Aakash opined that a bowler needs to be brought in as Axar's replacement, adding, "A left-armer would come in for a left-arm and pacer in place of a spinner."