Delhi Capitals have chosen Axar Patel as their full-time captain for the 2025 IPL season, replacing Rishabh Pant, who was the captain last year.
Axar Patel Takes Charge as Delhi Capitals’ Full-Time Captain for IPL 2025
“It is my absolute honour to captain the Delhi Capitals, and I’m deeply grateful to our owners and support staff for placing their faith in me,” said Axar Patel, on being appointed as the captain. “I’ve grown as a cricketer and a human being during my time here at the Capitals, and I feel ready and confident to lead this side going forward. Our coaches and scouts have done a superb job at the mega auction by putting together a balanced and robust squad which has tremendous potential. We have plenty of leaders in the group which is also very helpful for me, and I can’t wait to join the team as we look forward to a very successful season for the Capitals, backed by the immense love and support of our fans.”
Axar Patel, with 150 IPL matches under his belt, has scored 1653 runs and taken 123 wickets. This includes a memorable hat-trick in 2016 when he took 4 wickets in 5 balls for the Punjab team. Since joining Delhi Capitals in 2019, the 31-year-old has become a key all-rounder.
Axar Patel will now work closely with the team’s support staff, which includes Director of Cricket Venugopal Rao, Mentor Kevin Pietersen, Head Coach Hemang Badani, Assistant Coach Matthew Mott, and Bowling Coach Munaf Patel.
Delhi Capitals will begin their IPL 2025 season on 24th March 2025 in Visakhapatnam, facing Lucknow.
Axar, the 13th player to captain the Capitals in the IPL, had previously led the team in one match last year, against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Despite efforts from leaders like Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, and David Warner, the Delhi team has yet to win the trophy. Shreyas Iyer came the closest to securing a title for the Capitals when he led them to the final in 2020, where they faced Mumbai Indians.
Full list of Delhi Capitals captains from IPL 2008 to IPL 2024:
- Virender Sehwag (2008-2012)
Matches: 52 | Wins: 28 | Losses: 24 | Win/Loss Ratio: 1.166 - Rishabh Pant (2021-2024)
Matches: 43 | Wins: 23 | Losses: 19 | Win/Loss Ratio: 1.210 - Shreyas Iyer (2018-2020)
Matches: 41 | Wins: 21 | Losses: 18 | Win/Loss Ratio: 1.166 - Gautam Gambhir (2009-2018)
Matches: 21 | Wins: 10 | Losses: 11 | Win/Loss Ratio: 0.909 - Zaheer Khan (2016-2017)
Matches: 23 | Wins: 10 | Losses: 13 | Win/Loss Ratio: 0.769 - JP Duminy (2015-2016)
Matches: 16 | Wins: 6 | Losses: 9 | Win/Loss Ratio: 0.666 - David Warner (2013-2023)
Matches: 16 | Wins: 5 | Losses: 11 | Win/Loss Ratio: 0.454 - Mahela Jayawardene (2012-2013)
Matches: 16 | Wins: 4 | Losses: 11 | Win/Loss Ratio: 0.363 - Dinesh Karthik (2010-2014)
Matches: 6 | Wins: 2 | Losses: 4 | Win/Loss Ratio: 0.500 - Karun Nair (2017)
Matches: 3 | Wins: 2 | Losses: 1 | Win/Loss Ratio: 2.000 - Kevin Pietersen (2014)
Matches: 11 | Wins: 1 | Losses: 10 | Win/Loss Ratio: 0.100 - James Hopes (2011)
Matches: 3 | Wins: 0 | Losses: 2 | Win/Loss Ratio: 0.000 - Axar Patel (2024)
Matches: 1 | Wins: 0 | Losses: 1 | Win/Loss Ratio: 0.000
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