Capitals captain, Rishabh Pant, never fails to bring a smile on his fans' faces with his heart-warming gestures. During the practice session of the Delhi Capitals, he signed an autograph to an aspiring cricketer from the Andhra Pradesh Association.

Pant took out time from his intense practice session to make his fan's day, who was seemingly part of DC's net session. He signed the autograph on the aspiring cricketers' bat in Vizag, where the DC side will be playing their home matches during phase 1. Delhi Capitals, under the leadership of Pant, have been training hard in the nets ahead of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League. The official social media handle of the Delhi Capitals posted the special video of Pant's humble gesture. The budding talent from Andhra Pradesh mentioned that he was really happy. He also said that he was in Delhi for cricket practice and was elated to get the autograph of the wicketkeeper batter. The social media handle of the franchise captioned the post," That's one way to KEEP RP17 around you." Watch the video here-

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Pant was officially announced as the captain of the Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2024. He will be making a much-awaited comeback in the cash-rich league, 14 months post the car crash that happened in December 2022. Pant was determined to make a comeback as he made a miraculous recovery to be fully match-fit ahead of the season. The medical team of the BCCI deemed him fully fit to participate in the IPL after he had undergone surgery in 3 of his ligaments in his right knee a year ago.

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"We are delighted to welcome Rishabh back as our Captain. Grit and fearlessness have always dictated his brand of cricket, and not surprisingly, even his road to recovery. I can't wait to see him walk our team out once again as we look forward to a new season with renewed passion, vigour and enthusiasm," DC's co-owner, Parth Jindal, said in a statement. After his comeback to DC's camp, Pant has been batting as well as wicketkeeping in the nets. The Capitals will face Punjab Kings in their tournament opener on March 23, Saturday at the Mullanpur Stadium, Mohali.