Rishabh Pant, who was injured in a life-threatening accident, was replaced by David Warner.
According to a statement from the team, David Warner will captain Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023 in place of injured Rishabh Pant, who is enduring rehabilitation and recovery aftehalf-centuries.In IPL 2023, David Warner will lead Delhi Capitals in lieu of injured Rishabh Pant, who is going through rehabilitation and recovery after half-centuries.David Warner will captain the Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2023 in the absence of Rishabh Pant, who is presently undergoing rehabilitation and recovery after a potentially fatal accident.
Vice-captain Axar Patel was chosen for the position.
Warner was the leading run scorer for the Capitals in the previous IPL, amassing 432 runs at an efficient strike rate of 150.52, including five half-centuries.
According to a statement from the team, David Warner will captain Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023 in place of injured Rishabh Pant, who is enduring rehabilitation and recovery aftehalf-centuries.Warner will skipper the Capitals for the second time; he served as interim captain for a few games in the final season of his first contract with the team, which he held from 2009 to 2013. (Delhi Daredevils back then). Warner was acquired by Sunrirsers Hyderabad in 2014, and he was made skipper the following year. Warner gave Sunrisers the championship in 2016. Warner is tied for fifth place among captains in terms of matches won; in 69 games under his leadership, his sides went 35–32–2–tie.According to a statement from the team, David Warner will captain Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023 in place of injured Rishabh Pant, who is enduring rehabilitation and recovery aftehalf-centuries.The statistics back up the assertion that Warner the batter was never burdened by captaincy: he has 2840 runs at an average of 47.33 and a strike rate of 142.28, with one century and 26 fifty-sixes. Ironically, however, it was Sunrisers’ decision to bench him during the first half of the 2021 IPL, which led to Kane Williamson taking over as skipper. Warner and Sunrisers had a contentious disagreement as a result, and Sunrisers dismissed him before the Capitals won him at the 2022 mega auction for about $762,000 at the time.
According to a statement from the team, David Warner will captain Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023 in place of injured Rishabh Pant, who is enduring rehabilitation and recovery aftehalf-centuries.Warner had a challenging first half of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, during which he was forced to return home after getting his forearm stuck by Mohammed Shami’s short delivery in the second Test in Delhi. Warner’s Test career is rapidly coming to an end, but his white-ball career is still going strong. He plans to use his IPL experience to help Australia and himself prepare for the ODI World Cup, which will be held in India in October-November.
“Rishabh has been a terrific leader for Delhi Capitals, and we’re all going to miss having him around. I would like to thank the management for the faith and trust they’ve always shown in me,” said Warner on his new role.
