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India's star all-rounder and Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel recently recalled an instance in which MS Dhoni became his astrologer. Axar's career has been booming since he was instrumental in India's consecutive ICC victories in the Champions Trophy 2025 and the T20 World Cup 2024. In addition, he is now captaining the Delhi Capitals, who have won back-to-back games to start the season off in a fantastic manner.
Axar on MS Dhoni
Axar recently talked about his friendship with MS Dhoni, saying that while he was a member of the Indian cricket team, he would talk to the former captain of India about his opinions. He also recounted a humorous moment in which the cricket star quipped that his planets were not in order and offered some solutions.
“In his photo, he’s telling me that my planets are moving about here and there. You either get a good ball or something else happens. So he suggested me to get some rituals done to correct it. I have a very close relationship with Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni). When he was the captain of the Indian cricket team, I used to share my thoughts with him,” said Axar in a video shared by Delhi Capitals on their Instagram account.
The southpaw also disclosed that following the Champions Trophy and T20 World Cup wins, Dhoni texted him. He also gave the wicketkeeper batsman credit for altering his perspective.
“But, you know after the T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy, I got his message. And even before that, I mean during the 2021 World Cup, when he came as a mentor then also I talked to him. I would speak to him about my mindset and now you can see the results. So whatever I’ve achieved after that, the credit goes to Mahi bhai as well for the changes that can be seen,” he added.
When the Delhi Capitals play CSK on Saturday, April 5, at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium, Axar will once again be facing Dhoni.
