Axar patel: While India is playing Holi on one side, on the other hand Delhi Capitals have given a big gift to their fans in the festival of veins. The fans of Delhi were eagerly waiting for their new captain and the wait was also fulfilled on the day of Holi. This year, the Indian team's star all -rounder Akshar Patel will be seen holding the responsibility of Delhi's captaincy.

Delhi Capitals has revealed the name of his new captain by releasing a special video on the official social media account.

Although the captaincy race also included experienced captains like KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis, the team management has entrusted the responsibility of winning the title on Akshar Patel.

Ritten was done for 16.50 crores

Akshar Patel (Axar Patel) is part of Delhi Capitals since 2019 and before the mega auction held last year, Delhi retained Akshar for 16.50 crores.

Akshar has played 82 matches for Delhi so far, so last season Akshar scored 235 runs while batting at an average of around 30 and spent runs from an economy of 7.65 and took 11 wickets in his account. Please tell that Akshar Patel has captained Delhi in a match, but Delhi had to face defeat in that match. However, it is expected that Delhi's performance will be better than before under the captaincy of Akshar.

Inexperienced letter

Akshar Patel was appointed as the vice -captain of Team India in the T20I series played against England in January 2025.

At the same time, 31 -year -old Akshar Patel has captained his home team in 23 matches for Gujarat. Recently he was seen captaining Gujarat in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 and Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. After becoming the captain of Delhi, Akshar said that,

It is a great respect for me to captain Delhi Capitals. I am very grateful to team owners and colleague staff who have expressed confidence in me. I have developed into a better cricketer and human being in this team and I am fully prepared to captain Delhi Capitals.