IplLatest Posts
Is KL Rahul left behind the captaincy? This Dhakad can get the captaincy of Delhi Capitals – KL Rahul Didnt Take Delhi Capitals Capitals Captaincy in IPL 2025 Axar Patel Likely to Lead Franchise
New Delhi: After playing a key role in India’s 2025 Champions Trophy win with its all -round performance, Akshar Patel is now likely to be made the new captain of Delhi Capitals (DC) for the 2025 seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL). All -rounder was made the captain of DC for a match in IPL 2024. When former DC captain Rishabh Pant was not allowed to play in an important match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) due to over-rate offenses.KL Rahul refuses to become captain
According to sources, ‘Yes, Akshar Patel is likely to be made the captain of Delhi Capitals for IPL 2025. The franchise asked KL Rahul to be the captain of the team, but he wants to contribute to the team as a player in the upcoming tournament. There is every possibility that KL Rahul may also miss some initial IPL matches. Actually, KL Rahul’s wife Athiya Shetty is pregnant. Both of them gave this information in November last year.
Akshar Patel’s IPL career
In his IPL career of 150 matches, Akshar has scored 1653 runs at a strike rate of 130.88, while taking 123 wickets from his left -arm spin bowling at an economy rate of 7.28. Akshar was the vice-captain of India during the 4–1 T20 series win over England at home ground this year. But his leadership skills can be well tested as DC captain for IPL 2025. Especially when the franchise is still looking for its first championship win. Akshar has been with DC since 2019 and was retained at a heavy price of Rs 18 crore before the IPL 2025 mega auction.
According to sources, ‘Yes, Akshar Patel is likely to be made the captain of Delhi Capitals for IPL 2025. The franchise asked KL Rahul to be the captain of the team, but he wants to contribute to the team as a player in the upcoming tournament. There is every possibility that KL Rahul may also miss some initial IPL matches. Actually, KL Rahul’s wife Athiya Shetty is pregnant. Both of them gave this information in November last year.
Akshar Patel’s IPL career
In his IPL career of 150 matches, Akshar has scored 1653 runs at a strike rate of 130.88, while taking 123 wickets from his left -arm spin bowling at an economy rate of 7.28. Akshar was the vice-captain of India during the 4–1 T20 series win over England at home ground this year. But his leadership skills can be well tested as DC captain for IPL 2025. Especially when the franchise is still looking for its first championship win. Akshar has been with DC since 2019 and was retained at a heavy price of Rs 18 crore before the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Rahul has captained Punjab and Lucknow
Rahul was also a leader of leadership after being elected by the franchise for Rs 14 crore in the mega auction last year. The wicketkeeper-batsman had earlier played two seasons for the Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL, out of which LSG entered the playoffs in 2022 and 2023 seasons under his leadership.
But according to sources, now he will play for DC without the role of leadership. DC’s first match of IPL 2025 will be against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on 24 March. Before leaving for Visakhapatnam on March 17, the team is scheduled to have a three -day training camp in New Delhi this week.
