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IPL 2025- Delhi Capitals appoints Akshar Patel as captain

Published - 14-MAR-2025 16:54 IST | Updated - 14-MAR-2025 16:54 IST

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All-rounder Akshar Patel will be the captain of the Delhi Capitals team for IPL-2025. The franchise announced.KL Rahul's name was also included in the race for captaincy. Both names were considered and finally Akshar Patel has been given the responsibility of the team. IPL-2025 is to start from March 22.

Axar Patel is part of the team since 2019

Axar Patel is part of Delhi Capitals since 2019. He is Delhi's most experienced player. He has played 82 matches for the team in the last 6 seasons. At the same time, along with scoring 235 runs at an average of 30, he has also taken 11 wickets at an economy of 7.65. At the same time, Akshar has captained due to Rishabh Pant being banned for slow overs in a match. However, he had to face defeat in this match.

Delhi had retained Akshar for 16.50 crores

Axar Patel was retained by Delhi Capitals for Rs 16.50 crores before the IPL mega auction. He has scored 1653 runs in 150 IPL matches as a batsman at a strike rate of 130.88. Apart from this, he has taken 123 wickets as a bowler. Akshar Patel's best bowling figure in this league is 4 wickets for 21 runs.

KL Rahul was bought by Delhi in the IPL auction for 14 crores

KL Rahul was bought by Delhi Capitals for 14 crores in the IPL mega auction held in December. Rahul has captained many teams in the IPL, so it was believed that the franchise could hand over the responsibility of captaincy to him. Rahul has scored 4683 runs in the IPL.

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