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India's left-arm spinner Axar Patel realised it was tough going at the iconic Siddhivinayak Temple in the city, on Saturday. The Gujarat cricketer, who is in Mumbai to play the Deodhar Trophy for West Zone, decided to club Deodhar with the divine but had to wait for a couple of hours to seek Lord Ganesh’s blessings. “I did not expect so many people on Saturday,” said Axar.

Good god: Axar Patel (l) at a one-day match in Hyderabad