Will Rishabh Pant not be the captain of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025? This Indian player may get command

Rishabh Pant Delhi Capitals: Big news is coming out before the mega auction of IPL 2025. According to reports, Rishabh Pant will not be the captain of Delhi Capitals this season. The Delhi team is searching for a new captain and the name of an Indian player is leading in this race. Delhi team management believes that after being free from the pressure of captaincy, the wicketkeeper batsman will be able to perform more explosively. Delhi's performance last season under Pant's captaincy was mixed. The team had won seven out of 14 matches, while the team had to face defeat in the same number of matches. Delhi ended the tournament at sixth position.

Rishabh Pant will not be the captain?

Actually, according to the news of 'Times of India', Delhi Capitals does not want to give the captaincy of the team to Rishabh Pant in IPL 2025. Delhi is in search of a new captain. After Pant, Indian all-rounder Akshar Patel is leading in the race to take over the captaincy. If the team does not repose confidence in Akshar, then Delhi will be seen betting on a player in the mega auction who can take charge of the team. The leadership group of Delhi team believes that Pant will be able to perform better without captaincy.

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Management at Delhi Capitals is planning to remove Rishabh Pant from captaincy & give those responsibilities to Axar Patel.

A lot of internal disputes over this among the core members of the team. pic.twitter.com/EL7zLiA5ho

— Hustler (@HustlerCSK) October 17, 2024

The team has not reached the playoffs for three years

Delhi Capitals last entered the playoffs in the year 2021. Since then, the team's performance in the three seasons has not been as per expectations. The team's performance was the best under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer in the year 2020, when Delhi reached the finals. Even in IPL 2024, the Delhi team and captain Pant himself were not seen in that form.

If go to the auction. will I be sold or not and for how much ??

— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) October 11, 2024

Pant had shared the post

Rishabh Pant recently shared a post on his Twitter handle. Pant had asked the fans that if he goes to the auction, will he be sold or not and if he is sold, how much will be the bid for his name. There were many replies on this post of Pant. However, if reports are to be believed, Delhi Capitals have decided to retain Pant before the mega auction and he is the first choice of the team.

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