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IPL 2025 Rishabh Pant Captaincy: There have been reports of major changes in Delhi Capitals ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction and retention. Rishabh Pant, who was the captain of the team in IPL 2024, will not get a chance to captain in the next IPL.
Notably, both the owners of Delhi Capitals managed the team for two years each. Due to which many decisions are changed again and again. According to the report, Delhi Capitals will retain Rishabh Pant in the team at the highest price but will snatch away the captaincy. A new captain will be announced from Delhi in the next season.
Rs 18 crore will be kept
Delhi Capitals can retain Rishabh Pant for Rs 18 crore. But the responsibility of captaincy can be handed over to Akshar Patel. According to media reports, Delhi Capitals can bet on Akshar Patel as the new captain. Pant is on top for Delhi. But the leadership group believes that he can play well even without the pressure of captaincy.
Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer in the final
The Delhi team, which was waiting for the first trophy of the IPL series, played the final in 2021. Shreyas Iyer was the captain at that time. After Iyer's injury in 2022, Pant was again given the captaincy of Delhi. Pant was unable to play in 2023 due to a car accident. In 2024, he was given the captaincy again and under his leadership the team finished sixth.