Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal has revealed that Rishabh Pant has his eyes set on becoming the captain of the Indian cricket team. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo the after the Indian Premier League auction, Jindal said that he knows very clearly what Pant wants to achieve in his life.
Rishabh Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL mega-auction. The franchise shelled out a record Rs 27 crore for the wicket-keeper batter. It is expected that Pant will be captaining the LSG side.
“We were quite clear that we know his ambitions, we know where he wants to go. He’s made it amply clear that his dream and desire is to captain India and that starts with captaining an IPL team,” Parth Jindal recalled a chat between Pant and the DC team owners.
Jindal also opened up on the next captaincy candidates in the Delhi side and said that Axar Patel and KL Rahul are equally good candidates for the job. Jindal spoke in details about Axar, who is known to be a jolly fellow in the dressing room. The DC co-owner said that Axar knew the culture of the Delhi team and was the best all-rounder in T20 cricket at the moment.
“Axar has been with the franchise for a long period of time. He has been a tremendous player for the franchise. He is probably the best all-rounder in the game today in T20s. Obviously, the successor to Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) is Axar in all respects. So he’s been phenomenal for us and he’s done a great job as the vice-captain of the franchise. Whenever Rishabh was not available, whenever Rishabh was injured, Axar did step in and play a big role. He’s a jovial fellow, he keeps the dressing room very light. He’s an uncomplicated character and he’s someone who, I think, can do a great job. So we have to take a decision, but I haven’t even spoken to Axar about it. I haven’t spoken to anybody about it, but he’s definitely someone we consider to read the game very well. He’s definitely someone who keeps the dressing room together, which are good characteristics for a leader,” Jindal concluded on Delhi’s captaincy.
