One of many left-arm orthodox spinners from Gujarat, Axar made his first-class debut for Gujarat at the tender age of 18, in a Vijay Hazare Trophy game in Mumbai and his Ranji Trophy debut in November 2012, but it was only in the 2013/14 season that he started to deliver performances of greater significance, picking up 29 wickets and scoring runs by the barrel.
Axar came into the public limelight after he was signed by the Mumbai Indians for the sixth edition of the IPL. Mumbai didn't utilize him much and he remained largely a fringe player for them throughout the season. Kings XI Punjab, however, roped him in for the next season, which turned out to be a successful move as he emerged as one of the exciting young talents in his first season with the franchise.
