India, March 14 -- JSW-GMR co-owned Delhi Capitals on Friday named T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy hero Axar Patel as its captain ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season.

The 31-year-old initially joined the Capitals in 2019 and has since emerged as one of the top-performing players for the franchise across the six seasons with his ability to step up to the occasion.

In the 82 matches he has donned the red and blue of the Capitals, Patel has scored 967 runs and picked up 62 wickets at an impressive economy of 7.09.

Welcoming Axar as the team's new leader, Delhi Capitals Chairman Kiran Kumar Grandhi said, "We are delighted to appoint Axar as the Delhi Capitals captain. He has been an integral part of the Capitals family si...