IPL 2024: Akshar Patel will be the captain of Delhi Capitals, head coach revealed.

• 62nd match of IPL 2024 between Delhi and Bengaluru
  
• Rishabh Pant was suspended for one match
  
• Akshar will be seen captaining the team in place of Pant.
  

In the 62nd match of IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals will face Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. A big update has come out before this match to be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Delhi Capitals' regular captain Rishabh Pant will have to sit out one match due to slow over rate. In such a situation, Akshar Patel will now be seen captaining the team in his place. Head coach Ricky Ponting has confirmed this.

players fined

Pant has been suspended for one match and fined Rs 30 lakh for slow over-rate in Delhi Capitals' last match against Rajasthan Royals. Before the 20th over of this match, Delhi Capitals was behind by 10 minutes in the game. Delhi Capitals has committed this offense (slow over rate) for the third time this season. Apart from captain Pant, other players of the team have been fined Rs 12 lakh or 50 percent of the match fee (whichever is less). Delhi filed an appeal challenging the match referee's decision which was sent to the BCCI Ombudsman for review. The Ombudsman held a hearing and said that the match referee's decision is final and binding.

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Akshar Patel will be the 14th captain

Axar Patel will be the 14th captain to captain Delhi Capitals. Virender Sehwag was given the command of Delhi for the first time in 2008. Under his captaincy, Delhi played 52 matches and won 28. After this, Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik, James Hope, Mahila Jayawardene, Ross Taylor, David Warner, Kevin Pietersen, JP Duminy, Zaheer Khan, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant have led the franchise.

list of captains of delhi

• Virender Sehwag: 52 matches, 28 wins
• Gautam Gambhir: 25 matches, 12 wins
• Dinesh Karthik: 6 matches, 2 wins
• James Hope: 3 matches, 0 wins
• Women's Jayawardene: 18 matches, 6 wins
• Ross Taylor: 2 matches, 0 wins
• David Warner: 16 matches, 5 wins
• Kevin Pietersen: 11 matches, 1 win
• JP Duminy: 16 matches, 6 wins
• Zaheer Khan: 23 matches, 10 wins
• Karun Nair: 3 matches, 2 wins
• Shreyas Iyer: 41 matches, 21 wins
• Rishabh Pant: 42 matches, 22 wins