Delhi Capitals star batter Rishabh Pant was named the captain of the DC for the 2021 Indian Premier League after captain Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the entire tournament due to an injury. Since then, Pant has consistently led the DC squad, with the exception of the 2023 season, which he missed due to a life-threatening accident.
This season, in IPL 2024, he is back and captaining the squad again. Let’s track down his performance as skipper to date and anticipate what to expect from him this season.
Rishabh Pant IPL Captaincy Record
Matches(As Captain) | Won | Lost | No Result | Winning Percantage |
32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 50 |
As mentioned earlier, Pant didn’t play in the 2023 edition after suffering a horrific car accident. So far, he has led the team in 32 games. Under his leadership, Delhi has won 16 matches and lost 15, while one ended with no result. He has a winning percentage of 50.00.
Although he has performed decently well, there have been more expectations from him as a skipper. It will be interesting to see how he leads his team this time.
Rishabh Pants Overall Batting Stats in IPL
Matches | 101 |
Runs | 2935 |
Strike Rate | 147.56 |
Highest Score | 128* |
Average | 34.53 |
100s | 1 |
50s | 16 |
As a middle-order batter, Rishab Pant has achieved a lot of milestones in the IPL, having played 101 matches till now.
He has scored 2935 runs with an impressive strike rate of 147.56. As a player, he has already established himself as an aggressive batter for the Delhi franchise, but as a skipper, he is still work in progress.