India worldwide Axar Patel is the final IPL 2025 captain to be named as Delhi Capitals make belated announcement.
India’s spin-bowling all-rounder Axar Patel has been named Delhi Capitals captain within the run-up to the brand new Indian Premier League season, the workforce stated.
The 31-year-old is the workforce’s longest-serving participant, having joined in 2019. He has scored 967 runs and picked up 62 wickets at an economic system price of seven.09 in 82 appearances with the Capitals.
Axar, who was named India’s Twenty20 Worldwide vice-captain in January, takes the Delhi captaincy from Rishabh Pant after his transfer to Lucknow Tremendous Giants.
“It’s my absolute honour to captain the Delhi Capitals, and I’m deeply grateful to our house owners and help employees for putting their religion in me,” Axar stated in an announcement on Friday.
“I’ve grown as a cricketer and a human being throughout my time right here on the Capitals, and I really feel prepared and assured to guide this facet going ahead.”
Axar additionally performed a key function in India’s Champions Trophy win earlier this month, taking 5 wickets at a price of 4.35 and making key contributions batting at quantity 5.
The Capitals start their IPL marketing campaign in Visakhapatnam on March 24 in opposition to Lucknow.
Kolkata Knight Riders, the one different workforce that had nonetheless to announce their skipper, named Ajinkya Rahane as the new captain on March 3.
