24 February,2023 08:54 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
David Warner. Pic/AFP
Seasoned Australian opener David Warner will lead the Delhi Capitals in the upcoming IPL in absence of regular skipper Rishabh Pant, who suffered a traumatic car accident last year.
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With Pant still on recovery after his surgery and being ruled out of IPL, Delhi was left without a leader. Axar Patel was a potential captaincy candidate, but the management eventually decided to entrust the more experienced Warner with the job, a Cricbuzz report said.
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