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'Credit To Mahi Bhai,' Axar Patel Reveals How MS Dhoni Shaped His International Career

Aakash Saini

Axar Patel and MS Dhoni [Source: @DelhiCapitals/x]Axar Patel and MS Dhoni [Source: @DelhiCapitals/x]

Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel has expressed his admiration for ex-Indian teammate and captain MS Dhoni. Patel, who made his international debut during Dhoni’s era, says that he shares a close connection with the former Indian skipper.

The all-rounder also revealed that he received messages from Dhoni after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy for the Indian cricket team. The cricketer further recalled the conversations he had with the former Indian stumper from the time the latter was appointed as mentor of Team India at the 2021 T20 World Cup.

Axar Patel recalls MS Dhoni advice

In a video shared by the Delhi Capitals franchise during the ongoing IPL 2025 season, team captain Axar Patel said that he once sought career advice from MS Dhoni when the latter was appointed as Team India mentor for the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE.

The Indian all-rounder credited Dhoni for his recent success across all formats, and said that he received congratulatory messages from the former Indian stumper after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.


Axar Patel-led Delhi Capitals will now face the MS Dhoni-starrer Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise in match number 17 of the IPL 2025 season. The match will be hosted by the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, April 5.

Under the leadership of new captain Axar, the Capitals has registered emphatic wins in each of its two games so far to be ranked second on the IPL 2025 points table. The CSK, on the other hand, has suffered two demoralising defeats from three matches to occupy the bottom half of the ten-team standings.