IPL 2025: Shock to KL Rahul from Delhi Capitals… DC can make the all-rounder the captain

Last updated:January 17, 2025, 3:36 pm IST

KL Rahul may get a big shock. Delhi Capitals is not thinking of making him/her captain. Delhi Capitals is looking to give full captaincy to team vice-captain Akshar Patel.

New Delhi. Indian Premier League is going to start from 21st March. Lucknow Super Giants had released their captain KL Rahul in the 2025 mega auction. his/her name was also in the wicketkeeper batsman slot in this auction. KL Rahul was a good option for any team as a wicketkeeper as well as an opener batsman and mainly as a captain. Even if we talk about IPL teams, many teams needed such players. Rahul has performed well as a captain.

After the departure of Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals needed a similar player. In this auction, Delhi Capitals bought KL Rahul for Rs 14 crore. Rahul has been captaining in the last few seasons. In such a situation, speculations were being made that KL Rahul would get the command of Delhi Capitals. But according to a report, Delhi Capitals does not want to make Rahul the captain.

According to ANI, the captaincy of Delhi Capitals can be handed over to Akshar Patel in IPL 2025. Let us tell you that the Delhi team had bought senior players like KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis. Both of them have played for the Delhi team before, yet the franchise can trust Akshar Patel who has been playing for DC since 2019.

Delhi owners have also given a hint
Some time ago, Delhi Capitals franchise co-owner Parth Jindal had given a big hint that Axar Patel could be the captain of Delhi in IPL 2025. he/she said that last season also Akshar was the vice captain of the Delhi team. Now it is completely possible for him/her to be given the responsibility of captaincy. But he/she also said that nothing clear can be said about the captain several months before the start of the season. It is also interesting that Axar Patel has been made the vice captain of the team in the T20 series between India and England.