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IPL 2025: Star Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will not captain Delhi Capitals in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. There is news that the main all-rounder of Delhi Capitals team, Akshar Patel can be made the new captain. According to a report, Delhi Capitals is looking for a new captain. All-rounder Axar Patel is the top choice to replace Pant. Who was appointed the captain of the team in 2021. Pant has been associated with DC in the IPL since 2016. He is the most capped player in IPL history for the franchise. He also holds the record for scoring most runs in this cash-rich league.
According to the report, Delhi Capitals team is looking for a new captain. There is a possibility that Indian all-rounder Akshar Patel may play the role of the new captain or the franchise may keep an eye on someone who is suitable for captaincy in the IPL auction.
However, Pant is open to high retention of the franchise. It's just that DC's leadership group feels they are in the best position without the pressure of captaincy. Pant was appointed DC captain in 2021 after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury he sustained while playing for India in the white-ball series against England in March 2022.
In Rishabh Pant's first season as captain, Delhi Capitals finished high on the points table but failed to qualify for the finals after losing both the qualifiers against Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
DC retained Pant for Rs 16 crore ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction and took the franchise to the 2022 edition, where Delhi finished fifth on the points table. He missed the 2023 edition due to an injury sustained in a road accident on December 30, 2022. He returned as the captain of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024 and finished as the leading run-scorer, but the team once again failed to qualify for the playoffs.
If Shreyas Iyer is released by KKR before the IPL 2025 mega auction, then Delhi would like to bring him back.