Australia's experienced opener David Warner has been appointed as the captain of Delhi Capitals for IPL 2023. One of the hottest players in the IPL, Warner will replace Rishabh Pant in the upcoming season. Pant has been away from cricket action after a serious car accident in December. Delhi Capitals informed on Thursday (March 16) about making Warner the captain.
Warner, the third-highest run-scorer in the IPL, had earlier captained Sunrisers Hyderabad to their first title in 2016. The left-handed batsman has so far scored 5668 runs in 155 matches in the IPL with an impressive strike rate of 140.58.
Delhi Capitals has appointed the Indian team's star all-rounder Akshar Patel as the vice-captain for the upcoming season. Akshar Patel will be seen in a leadership role for the first time in IPL. Axar Patel has done wonders in IPL and international cricket over the years and is one of the key players for Delhi.
In its official press release, Delhi Capitals said, 'Delhi Capitals, co-owned by JSW-GMR, today announced that Australian batsman David Warner will be the captain of the upcoming IPL. Warner will replace Rishabh Pant as captain, who is currently undergoing rehab. Meanwhile, Akshar Patel has been made the vice-captain of Delhi Capitals.
The release further said, 'The franchise also announces that former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly will be the Director of Cricket of Delhi Capitals. Ganguly has been associated with Delhi Capitals earlier as well when he was Bhumika's mentor. Delhi Capitals team will play their first match against Lucknow Supergiants on 1st April.
The central government has withdrawn the Z category CRPF security given to Delhi Chief Minister R
Social media personality Anurag Dobhal is in the news after a car accident. He was involved in an
More than two months have passed since Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's Parliament membership was reins
After the Waqf law, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) formed for 'One Country, One Election
Bigg Boss 19: 'Baklava' is just an excuse Is this the reason why Tanya Mittal visits Dubai?
'You can love her, you can hate her, but you can't ignore her...', this is the condition of Tanya
Chandrayaan-3: Chandrayaan reached its last stage, only this much distance is left
Chandrayaan-3 is continuously moving forward to write India's history on the Moon. The vehicle se
Even if there isn’t an opening ceremony preceding the first match of the 2026 Indian Premie
A joint study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the All India Institute of Med
Another new revelation has emerged regarding the blast near Delhi's Red Fort. The investigation h
Cricketer Virat Kohli has won his first IPL trophy. He is being discussed everywhere. When Virat
