RThis is the first captaincy assignment for Pant in the IPL © BCCI
Rishabh Pant has been appointed Delhi Capitals’ captain for the 2021 IPL. The development comes in the wake of Capital’s regular captain Shreyas Iyer being ruled of the season after he dislocated his left shoulder during the ODI series against England. This is the first captaincy assignment for Pant in the IPL, who was bought by the Capitals in 2016 IPL and then became the first player to be retained ahead of the 2018 mega auction.
At 23, Pant will become the fifth youngest captain in the IPL after Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Suresh Raina and Iyer respectively. While Kohli and Smith assumed leadership at 22, Raina and Iyer were 23, too, but older in terms of days than Pant.
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