Rishabh Pant has been named Delhi Capitals captain for the 2021 season of the IPL.© BCCI/IPL
Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin feels wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant could be a front-runner for the nationwide workforce captaincy within the years forward. Delhi Capitals on Tuesday appointed Pant because the captain of the facet for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The wicket-keeper batsman will step in as skipper for the 14th version of the event as common skipper Shreyas Iyer harm his left shoulder in the course of the lately concluded India-England ODI collection.
Azharuddin, who performed 334 ODIs and 99 Exams for India, on Wednesday mentioned he will not be stunned if selectors see Pant as an possibility for Indian captaincy within the close to future.
“Rishabh Pant has had such fabulous few months, establishing himself in all codecs. It will not come as a shock if the selectors see him as a front-runner fr Indian captaincy in close to future. His attacking cricket will stand India in good stead in occasions to come back,” Azharuddin tweeted.
Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting additionally feels captaincy will make Pant a greater participant. The previous Australia skipper additionally mentioned Pant deserves to steer the franchise his current performances.
“@RishabhPant17 seize his alternative. It is properly deserved for his current performances and he is coming in with loads of confidence. I am satisfied captaincy will make him a fair higher participant,” Ponting tweeted.
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On his new function, Pant in a press release mentioned, “Delhi is the place I grew up, and the place my IPL journey started six years in the past. To steer this workforce sooner or later is a dream I’ve all the time harboured. And in the present day, as that dream comes true, I really feel humbled. I’m actually grateful, particularly to our workforce house owners, who thought-about me succesful sufficient for this function. With a tremendous teaching employees, and a plethora of achieved seniors round me, I can not wait to provide my best possible for Delhi Capitals.”
Delhi Capitals will start their IPL 2021 marketing campaign in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 10.
