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IPL 2025: IPL 2025 is going to start from March 22. Delhi Capitals has not yet announced its new captain for Season 18. Delhi Capitals released Rishabh Pant before the mega auction, after which the team now needs a new captain for IPL 2025. However, the team has three options for captaincy, including KL Rahul, Faf du Plessis and Axar Patel. Along with this, now former cricketer Aakash Chopra has appointed a player as the captain for Delhi Capitals. Aakash Chopra believes that this player is the best option as the captain for Delhi.
Akash Chopra picks Axar Patel over KL Rahul as Delhi Capitals captain. pic.twitter.com/jmhYtoJlTE
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Delhi has 3 options for captaincy.
In the mega auction of IPL 2025, Delhi Capitals bought KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis this time. Both these players have captained in IPL. Along with this, Delhi already has an option in the form of Axar Patel.
On the other hand, now former cricketer Aakash Chopra said that “I think it will be a close match. One has been retained and the other has been bought. So either one of them can be picked, otherwise if they want to think completely left-handed, then Faf du Plessis, who is not getting old at all. However, I think this letter could be.
Delhi’s most expensive player Axar
Before the mega auction, Delhi Capitals had decided to retain Axar Patel. Delhi had retained this player for Rs 16.50 crore. Delhi also did not spend so much money on KL Rahul in the mega auction. KL Rahul was bought by Delhi for Rs 14 crore. Apart from this, the former RCB captain was bought by the franchise for Rs 2 crore.
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