India international Axar Patel is the last IPL 2025 captain to be named as Delhi Capitals produce bhappy proclaimment.
India’s spin-bowling all-rounder Axar Patel has been named Delhi Capitals captain in the run-up to the recent Indian Premier League season, the team shelp.
The 31-year-better is the team’s lengthenedest-serving take parter, having uniteed in 2019. He has scored 967 runs and picked up 62 wickets at an economy rate of 7.09 in 82 euniteances with the Capitals.
Axar, who was named India’s Twenty20 International vice-captain in January, gets the Delhi captaincy from Rishabh Pant after his shift to Luccomprehend Super Giants.
“It is my absolute honour to captain the Delhi Capitals, and I’m meaningfully thankful to our owners and help staff for placing their faith in me,” Axar shelp in a statement on Friday.
“I’ve grown as a cricketer and a human being during my time here at the Capitals, and I experience ready and self-promised to guide this side going forward.”
Axar also take parted a key role in India’s Champions Trophy thrive earlier this month, taking five wickets at a rate of 4.35 and making key contributions batting at number five.
The Capitals commence their IPL campaign in Visakhapatnam on March 24 agetst Luccomprehend.
Kolkata Knight Riders, the only other team that had still to proclaim their skipper, named Ajinkya Rahane as the recent captain on March 3.