Axar Patel has been appointed captain of Delhi Capitals (DC) for IPL 2025. He has been with DC since 2019 and was their top retention for INR 16.50 crore ahead of the mega auction last November. While his captaincy experience isn't extensive,

Axar Patel will replace Rishabh Pant as Delhi Capitals captain and lead the team in the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Despite signing KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis in the mega auction,

The 31-year-old initially joined the Capitals in 2019 and has since emerged as one of the top-performing players for the franchise across the six seasons with his ability to step up to the occasion

New Delhi: India all-rounder Axar Patel was on Friday appointed captain of Delhi Capitals for IPL 2025, replacing Rishabh Pant, who exited the franchise before the mega auction. Axar, 31, has been with DC since 2019 and was retained for INR 16.50 crore.

Axar Patel, with Delhi Capitals since 2019, was its top retention for Rs 16.50 crore ahead of the 2024 mega auction.

Patel has been with the Delhi Capitals since 2019 and was retained for a whopping ₹18 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. In IPL, he has been phenomenal with 1,653 runs at a strike rate of 130.88 in 150 matches, as per ESPNcricinfo.

Delhi Capitals announced the appointment of star all-rounder and the men's team's longest-serving player Axar Patel as captain ahead of the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), according to a release from Delhi Capitals.

Delhi Capitals have officially announced that star all-rounder Axar Patel will be their new captain for the upcoming edition of the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).