New Delhi,
16th IPL The cricket match will start on 31st. Rishabh Pant, who was the captain of one of the participating teams, Delhi Capitals, is currently undergoing training to recover from a knee injury sustained in a car accident last December.
As a result, he will not be able to play this season. So Australian opener David Warner has been appointed as the captain of the Delhi Capitals team for this year. Indian all-rounder Akshar Patel has been appointed as the vice-captain. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as Director (Cricket). This was announced by the Delhi team management yesterday.
David Warner, 36, played for Delhi from 2009 to 2013 and Hyderabad from 2014 to 2021. He returned to Delhi last year after Hyderabad dropped him due to his poor form in 2021. IPL Warner has scored 5,881 runs in 162 matches including 4 centuries and 55 fifties.