- Rishabh Pant, who played for Delhi Capitals, will now be seen playing for Lucknow Super Giants, while KL Rahul, who was the captain of Lucknow,…
Recently, a mega auction was organized for two days in Saudi Arabia for IPL 2025. Due to this auction, once again there has been a change in the teams of players in IPL.
Rishabh Pant, who played for Delhi, will now be seen playing for Lucknow Super Giants, while KL Rahul, who was the captain of Lucknow, will now be seen playing for Delhi. So the biggest question for Delhi fans for the upcoming season will be which player will captain their team….
Rishabh Pant will not play for Delhi
According to the new rules for IPL 2025, every team got the opportunity to retain 6 players. But the Delhi team had decided to release Rishabh Pant this time. Due to this, Rishabh Pant will not be seen playing in Delhi jersey for the first time in IPL. This time in the mega auction, Rishabh Pant has been bought by Lucknow Super Giants for a record Rs 27 crore. It is possible that the captaincy of the team will also remain in his hands.
Who will be the new captain of Delhi Capitals?
The mega auction was great for the Delhi team and the franchise has once again built a great team. After Rishabh Pant left Delhi, KL Rahul has been included in the team. He was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore in the mega auction. With this, it is almost certain that Rahul will have the responsibility of captaining Delhi this time.
Rahul’s captaincy record in IPL
Talking about KL Rahul’s captaincy in IPL, he has a lot of experience. He has captained two teams so far. While captaining Punjab and Lucknow, Rahul has played 61 matches. Out of which he has won 31 matches, while he has faced defeat in 31 matches and 2 matches were tied. So in such a situation, his winning percentage is 48.43. The teams of Lucknow and Punjab have also performed well under his captaincy.
