All -rounder Akshar Patel, who performed brilliantly in the Champions Trophy, is seen getting another good news. There are reports that he is going to be the captain of Delhi Capitals. In the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League, both Akshar Patel and senior wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul are both contenders for the captaincy of Delhi Capitals. However, Gujarat player Akshar Patel’s pan is looking a bit heavy in this race. It is believed that after the end of the Champions Trophy, franchise officials will announce their new captain’s name in the next few days. Earlier, Delhi Capitals will set up a small training camp in Delhi before going to Visakhapatnam for their first two matches.
KL Rahul can do some matches
Akshar Patel, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Triston Stabs of South Africa, Australian players Jake Fraser McGark and Mitchell Starc will gather in Visakhapatnam on 17 and 18 March. However, Rahul may not play in one or two matches as his wife Athiya Shetty is pregnant. This will depend on the potential date of their first child’s birth.
Loars are senior players of Delhi Capitals
In his seventh season with Delhi Capitals, 31 -year -old Akshar Patel appears more possible candidates to lead the team than Rahul. Rahul will join the Delhi team for the first time. Akshar Patel has played 150 IPL matches so far and has scored 1653 runs at a strike rate of around 131. Also, he has taken 123 wickets at an economy rate of 7.28. At the same time, KL Rahul has been captaining the IPL for the last few years. He has led Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants. Lucknow’s team reached the play-offs twice during his tenure, although he was injured most of the time in one of these seasons.
Rahul, who turned 33 years old on April 18, has scored 4683 runs at a strike rate of more than 134. He has also scored four centuries in 132 matches. Now it will be interesting to see who gets the responsibility of captaining Delhi Capitals. Will it be in the name of Akshar Patel or will KL Rahul get this opportunity? Its decision is going to be done soon.