New Delhi, March 14 -- Delhi Capitals have announced that Axar Patel will lead the franchise in the IPL 2025 season. The left-arm spin all-rounder has been with the franchise since 2019, and was the highest paid player during the retention period at Rs.16.5 crore.

In a video on X, which also features KL Rahul, Axar Patel was named as the new skipper of Delhi Capitals. In the video, Patel takes a hilarious take on the DC captaincy as he talks about being busy winning the Champions Trophy, which led to the delay in the announcement of the DC captaincy.

Notably, DC has been led by Rishabh Pant in the last few seasons, but after the stylish left-hander was not retained by the franchise, it was all but clear that there would be a new captain...