3 Players Who Can Replace Rishabh Pant As Delhi Capitals' Captain

The 36-year-old Aussie joined Delhi Capitals in 2022 after unceremoniously exiting Sunrisers Hyderabad. Warner, IPL's leading overseas run-scorer, was not retained by SRH, and DC bought him at the 2022 mega-auction...

- Abhinav Tyagi

The preparations underway, for the IPL 2023 are and all the franchises have completed their squads after buying players at the recently concluded IPL auction. Delhi Capitals, still looking for their maiden IPL Glory, bought five players, including Mukesh Kumar, their highest buy at 5.5 crores. However, the Capitals dealt a heavy blow as their captain Rishabh Pant is likely to be ruled out of the IPL 2023 after suffering a fatal car crash. Pant, who was heading to his home in Roorkee, collided with a divider on the Delhi-Dehradun expressway and suffered multiple injuries, one of them being a ligament injury in the knee, which will keep him out for 3-6 months. The Delhi Capitals captain is receiving treatment at the Max hospital, Dehradun. The DC group extended their prayers and support to Pant and are in constant touch with his friends and family. With less than three months left for the upcoming IPL season, this article will focus on the three players who could replace Pant as the new Capitals captain.