A team that doesn’t have an IPL trophy yet and currently doesn’t have a captain, that’s correct, Delhi Capitals, who were the IPL 2020 runners-up. The franchise has made several changes for IPL 2025 and is now without Rishabh Pant, who had been leading the team for the past few years. Since they have acquired many big players with the potential to lead, the team is now left with multiple captaincy options for IPL 2025. In the IPL 2025 auction, they acquired several players, and they also have some retained names who are expected to perform well in the upcoming season. Among these players, one could potentially lead the team in the upcoming IPL. Take a look at the top candidates who could lead Delhi Capitals.
Players who might captain Delhi Capitals
KL Rahul
If we look at Delhi Capitals recent moves, they went all out to acquire KL Rahul, who was their most expensive buy and is surely a favorite to lead the team for several reasons. Not only is he a big name as a player, but he is also an experienced captain. He has previously led Punjab Kings and more recently Lucknow Super Giants.
During his time with Punjab Kings, he captained the team in 27 games, winning 11, which was a decent start. When he moved to LSG, his win percentage saw a significant boost. In 37 games, he won 20, with a win percentage of 54.05%. Also, he led LSG to two playoffs. Given his experience and leadership record, KL Rahul might be the best pick as captain for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025.
Axar Patel
There is already talk that Axar Patel is going to be the new Delhi Capitals captain. It’s also worth mentioning that when Rishabh Pant was the captain, Axar was his assistant and even led the side in one match. This all-rounder has given many moments of joy to the DC camp and is expected to lead this time. Although he hasn’t had much experience as a leader, the amount of cricket he has played for the team could now prove valuable in his role as captain.
Faf Du Plessis
Just like the KL Rahul scenario, this veteran has huge experience in leading the team, and also, he likes to take on challenges. Du Plessis, who has captained South Africa across all three formats, was also the leader of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the last three seasons. He led the franchise to the playoffs twice. It will be interesting to see how things comes for him.
