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New Delhi: Rishabh Pant: There is a lot of discussion about whether Indian team's star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will captain Delhi Capitals in the upcoming 2025 season of the Indian Premier League or not.
According to a report in Times of India, Delhi Capitals can replace Pant in IPL 2025. All-rounder Axar Patel is also set to replace Pant, who was appointed captain of the team in 2021.
Will Rishabh Pant not captain Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025?
In fact, according to the report of Times of India, a source has been quoted as saying that yes, Delhi Capitals is looking for a new captain. There is a possibility that Indian all-rounder Axar Patel may take over as the new captain, or the franchise may look for someone capable of captaincy in the IPL auction (likely overseas in November).
Let us tell you that Pant has been associated with Delhi Capitals in IPL since 2016. He is the highest run scorer for this franchise in the history of IPL. Iyer was made the captain of Delhi Capitals in the IPL after he was injured while playing for India in the white-ball series against England.
As captain, Pant led Delhi Capitals to the top of the points table in the first season of the IPL, but the dream of qualifying for the finals was dashed after losing both the qualifiers against Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Subsequently, ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, Pant was retained by Delhi Capitals for Rs 16 crore and was given the command of the team in the 2022 IPL season. Where Delhi is at fifth place in the points list.
Along with this, on December 30, 2022, Pant became a victim of a road accident, due to which he missed IPL 2023. He returned as the captain of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024 and scored the most runs for the team. However, the team could not win the title again.
Meanwhile, according to reports, Delhi Capitals would like to get Shreyas Iyer back if KKR opts out of Shreyas Iyer before the IPL 2025 mega auction. Iyer led Delhi Capitals to the IPL final in 2020 and under his captaincy, KKR won the IPL title in 2024.