Delhi Capitals (DC) have officially announced Axar Patel as their new captain, ending speculation among fans ahead of the upcoming IPL 2025 which is set to start from March 22. Patel was considered a leading candidate for the position,

Axar Patel was appointed Delhi Capitals' captain for IPL 2025. The star all-rounder takes over from Rishabh Pant, who has now joined Lucknow Super Giants. Axar seemed to be among the strongest contenders to take over the job along with KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis.

Lucknow is now past for Rahul, who was roped in at the mega-auction by the Delhi Capitals for ₹ 14 crore. Now with a new team, he will look for a fresh start with a fresh mind. Given Rahul’s good form, the franchise has every reason to feel confident of at least a better campaign this time around.

KL Rahul has rejected captaincy responsibilities to focus solely on his batting for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025.

KL Rahul is likely to miss the first two matches for the Delhi Capitals as he might be on paternity leave as per reports. Check out further details only on CricTracker.

On March 14, Holi, Delhi Capitals appointed Axar Patel as their new captain (Delhi Capitals Captain 2025). Recently, there were speculations of making either KL Rahul or Axar Patel the captain, but the DC franchise has played a big game and handed over the command of the team to Axar Patel (Axar Patel Captain).

Axar Patel was announced as the captain of Delhi Capitals. With this, all ten leaders have been confirmed for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. Pat Cummins is the

Delhi Capitals appointed Axar Patel as captain for IPL season 18, starting March 22. With 11 years of IPL experience and strong past performances, Patel expressed readiness to lead a promising squad while acknowledging the support from team management.