The Capitals had various options for the role of captaincy. KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis were seen as the candidates for the role given their previous experience. However, the franchise has decided to invest in Axar, who has been a stellar cricketer for them.
According to ANI, a top source in Delhi Capitals management confirmed Axar Patel to be the next captain of the team. Axar will lead Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025 which will be a massive step in his career.
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Adding to this, Axar was recently appointed India's vice-captain in the upcoming T20I series at home against England. The left-arm spinning allrounder is the deputy to Suryakumar Yadav, India's designated T20I captain.
Axar has played 150 IPL matches so far and picked up 123 wickets at an average of 30.55 and an economy rate of 7.28. He has vastly improved as a batter over the years. He has scored 1653 runs at a strike rate of 130.88.
Dinesh Karthik confirms Axar Patel as the next DC captain
“I really don’t know. I don’t know why he (Hardik) was stripped of his vice-captaincy. I don’t see any reason to. They have done well. They have won in the bilaterals that he was the vice-captain. Not a clue," Karthik said.
KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis to play as specialist batters
Axar Patel's appointment means KL Rahul will play as a pure batter for the Delhi Capitals. Rahul, who was the captain of Lucknow Super Giants last season, was signed up by the Capitals for INR 14 crore this season.
Faf du Plessis, who was the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024, will also play as a pure batter now. Du Plessis was signed by the Capitals for INR 2 crore in the IPL 2025 auction.
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