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Axar Patel should be appointed as captain, we will discuss three main reasons why the Delhi Capitals should do this for the upcoming season.
Many people are eagerly waiting for the Indian Premier League 2025. Ahead of the upcoming season, Delhi Capitals have announced their retained players. Experienced all-rounder Akshar Patel is also included in this list. Apart from Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Poral and Tristan Stubbs have been retained by the Delhi franchise.
The most surprising thing is that the Delhi team has released Rishabh Pant ahead of the upcoming season, who scored 446 runs in 13 matches in the 2024 edition and was the highest run-scorer for the franchise.
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3 reasons why Axar Patel should be appointed as captain of Delhi Capitals
1- Axar Patel is always seen performing significantly for his team
Axar Patel is always seen performing brilliantly for his team. Whether the experienced player is inside the field or outside, he is always seen encouraging the players.
His mindset has also been very positive. Not only this, Axar Patel also has a lot of experience of playing in the Indian Premier League and he has also performed brilliantly for the Delhi team. If the Delhi team appoints him as their captain in the upcoming season, then Axar Patel can play this role in an excellent way.
2- Can remove pressure from the team in both departments
It has always been seen that Axar Patel that he has performed very well in both the departments. Not only this, his performance in the fielding department has also been excellent.
In the Indian Premier League 2024, the Delhi team lost both its openers in the powerplay itself against Gujarat Titans. However, despite this, Akshar Patel batted brilliantly at number three and scored 66 runs, due to which the Delhi team won this match by four runs. Along with batting, Akshar Patel can also be seen performing brilliantly in the bowling department.
3- Akshar Patel has been seen performing consistently well for Team India and Delhi Capitals in the last few seasons
The best thing about Akshar Patel is that he has consistently performed brilliantly for Team India and Delhi Capitals and has won the hearts of all the fans.
Axar Patel returned to Team India in 2021 and since then he has taken 53 wickets in 51 matches in the T20 format. Not only this, in the last two seasons for the Delhi team, he has taken 22 wickets and scored 518 runs. Akshar Patel can also be seen leaving his mark in the upcoming season.
