Will Rishabh Pant Lose Delhi Capitals Captaincy? Franchise to Make Big Decision Before IPL 2025 Auction!

Will Rishabh Pant Remain Delhi Capitals Captain in IPL 2025?

There is a lot of discussion about whether the Indian team’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will captain Delhi Capitals in the upcoming 2025 season of the Indian Premier League.

According to a Times of India report, Delhi Capitals may hand over the command of the team to someone else in place of Pant in IPL 2025. All-rounder Axar Patel is also in line to replace Pant, who was appointed captain of the team in 2021.

According to the Times of India report, a source was quoted as saying that yes, Delhi Capitals may be looking for a new captain. There is a possibility that India all-rounder Axar Patel may take over as the new captain, or the franchise may keep an eye on someone eligible for captaincy in the IPL auction (likely to be held abroad in November).

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Pant’s Journey with Delhi Capitals

Let us tell you that Pant has been associated with Delhi Capitals in IPL since 2016. He is the highest run-scorer in IPL history for this franchise. He was replaced as the captain of Delhi Capitals in the IPL after Iyer 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 final was shattered after losing both the qualifier matches against Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. After this, Pant was retained by Delhi Capitals for Rs 16 crore ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction handed him the command of the team in the 2022 IPL season. Where Delhi finished fifth in the points table.

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Future Captaincy Decisions

At the same time, Pant became a victim of a road accident on 30 December 2022, 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 did not get the title again.

Meanwhile, according to the report, if KKR releases Shreyas Iyer before the IPL 2025 mega auction, then the Delhi Capitals team would like to take him back. Iyer led the Delhi Capitals to the IPL final in 2020 and KKR won the IPL title under his captaincy in 2024.