DTVHINDI“The best in death overs…”, Aakash Chopra gave a big statement regarding the bowling unit of Delhi Capitals.
Aakash Chopra says that Delhi has the best bowling attack in death overs. Mitchell Starc & Aakash Chopra (Photo Source: Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, Delhi Capitals had retained Axar Patel (16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (10 crore), and Abhishek Porel (4 crore). The franchise had entered the auction with a purse of Rs 73 crore and bought great players like KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Harry Brook, Ashutosh Sharma, T Natarajan and Mohit Sharma. The bowling unit of Delhi Capitals is looking great for the upcoming season of IPL, regarding which cricket commentator Akash Chopra has given a big statement. He said that the bowling attack of Gujarat and Mumbai is excellent. But Delhi has the best bowling attack in the death overs. Aakash Chopra said this about the fast bowling of Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals has bowlers like T Natarajan and Mukesh Kumar, who have the power to turn the game in the last overs. Aakash Chopra praised Natarajan’s consistency, saying that his figures were among the best among Indian bowlers. On the other hand, Mukesh has become a death-bowling specialist for Delhi. At the same time, the team also has Starc and Mohit Sharma. While talking on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said, No one has had a better bowler than him for more than 15 to 20 years. If you look at T Natarajan’s numbers and compare them with all the other Indian players, you will find that he is very, very good, and last year was also good. Mukesh Kumar’s stature has increased a lot. He has death bowling for this franchise and has performed very well. They have bought Mitchell Starc, and it has proved to be a big steal. His fees have been reduced by 50 percent compared to last time. This time he had to come in a big auction. As soon as you get into a big auction, your price gets cut in half. They also have Mohit Sharma. Delhi has the best spin bowling of this tournament- Chopra At the same time, due to the presence of Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, the spin bowling of Delhi Capitals is strong. Both the players can prove fatal for the opposing teams in the middle order. Delhi has the best spin bowling of this tournament and interestingly, they did not need an auction because they have Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. No team has eight overs of this kind of spin and that is why both were retained. He was given a lot of money and asked to stay. On the small ground and flat pitch of Delhi, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, a lot of sixes are hit. If you don’t have quality there you get exposed. Quality is the only thing that sets you apart from others, and the two spinners here shine like gold.
‘Did not leave Delhi Capitals for money…’, Rishabh Pant’s post before IPL auction created an uproar on social media
Rishabh Pant will enter the mega auction before IPL 2025. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Instagram) India’s star wicketkeeper batsman, Rishabh Pant has broken his silence on not being retained by Delhi Capitals. He has made it clear in a tweet that he did not leave Delhi Capitals for money. Pant responded to a video by Star Sports, in which Sunil Gavaskar was explaining the reason behind Delhi not retaining their captain ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. In the video, Sunil Gavaskar said that, I believe that there may be a disagreement between Delhi Capitals and Rishabh Pant regarding the retention fee of the wicketkeeper-batsman. The former batsman also said during this time that Capitals may try to buy Pant back in the mega auction to be held on 24 and 25 November. This one tweet by Rishabh Pant created an uproar on social media After this, Rishabh Pant reacted to this video and said that he did not leave the Delhi Capitals team for money. Pant has given his reply on a video of Gavaskar. Pant, who was the star batsman of Delhi Capitals, wrote in this post – I can definitely say that my retention was not about money. My retention wasn’t about the money for sure that I can say 🤍 — Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) November 19, 2024 Gavaskar told Star Sports- I think Delhi Capitals would like Rishabh Pant back in their team. Sometimes, when a player has to be retained, there are negotiations between the franchises and the players regarding the expected fees. As some of the players who have been retained by their franchises have demanded a higher No. 1 retention fee. So obviously I think there might be some disagreement there, but I think Delhi would want Rishabh Pant back. Talking about IPL retention, Delhi Capitals retained four players before the IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. They retained Axar Patel for Rs 16.5 crore, Kuldeep Yadav for Rs 13.5 crore, South African star all-rounder Tristan Stubbs for Rs 10 crore and uncapped wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel for Rs 4 crore.
Three main reasons why Delhi Capitals should appoint Axar Patel as the captain of their team in IPL 2025
Today we will tell you three main reasons why Delhi Capitals should appoint Akshar Patel as their captain in the upcoming season. Axar Patel (Photo Source: Getty Images) Many people are eagerly waiting for the Indian Premier League 2025. Before the upcoming season, Delhi Capitals has announced its retained players. Experienced all-rounder Akshar Patel is also included in this list. Apart from Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Poral and Tristan Stubbs have been retained by the Delhi franchise. The most surprising thing is that the Delhi team has released Rishabh Pant before the upcoming season, who had scored 446 runs in 13 matches in the 2024 edition and was the highest run-scorer for the franchise. Today we will tell you the three main reasons why Delhi Capitals should appoint Akshar Patel as their captain in the upcoming season. 1- Axar Patel is always seen performing important performances for his team. Axar Patel (Photo Source: Twitter) Akshar Patel is always seen performing brilliantly for his team. Whether the experienced player is inside or outside the field, he is always seen encouraging the players. His mentality has also been very positive. Not only this, Akshar Patel also has a lot of experience of playing in the Indian Premier League and he has also performed brilliantly for the Delhi team. If Delhi team appoints him as its captain in the upcoming season, then Akshar Patel can play this role in an excellent manner.
DC Retained & Released Players 2025: Check the complete list of Delhi Capitals retained and released players, along with the remaining amount
Delhi Capitals has retained Axar Patel for Rs 16.5 crore for the upcoming season. Delhi Capitals (Image Credit- Twitter X) Today i.e. on 31st October, all the franchises of the Indian Premier League have to announce the list of their retained players for the upcoming 2025 season. With this, Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals has announced the names of its retained players. Delhi Capitals has retained Axar Patel for Rs 16.5 crore for the upcoming season, while the list also includes the best spinner Kuldeep Yadav who has been retained for Rs 13.25 crore. Let us tell you that, both of them are not one of the important players of Team India and both of them left their mark in IPL 2024 also. South Africa’s explosive batsman Tristan Stubbs has also been retained. Delhi franchise has retained him for Rs 10 crore. The fourth player in this list is Abhishek Porel who has been retained for Rs 4 crore. Delhi Capitals released Rishabh Pant The most surprising thing is that the Delhi franchise has released its captain and aggressive wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. Even though the performance of the four retained players was excellent in the Indian Premier League 2024, Rishabh Pant has been one of the most important players of the Delhi team. Even though the Delhi franchise could not make it to the IPL 2024 playoffs under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, he won the hearts of all the fans with his explosive batting. However, it can also be seen that in the mega auction of 2025, Delhi Capitals franchise can include Rishabh Pant back in its team through Right to Match card. Apart from Rishabh Pant, the team has not retained many other strong players which also include the names of Mitchell March, Mukesh Kumar, Khalil Ahmed and Jake Fraser-McGurk. The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction has now become even more exciting as big bids can be placed on all these players. Delhi Capitals Retained Players 2025 player Roll Price Tristan Stubbs allrounder 100 million Akshar Patel allrounder 16.5 crores Kuldeep Yadav bowler 13.25 crores Abhishek Porel wicketkeeper/batsman 4 crores Delhi Capitals’ remaining purse for IPL 2025 auction INR 76.25 crore The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Sai Sudarshan is knocking loudly on the door of comeback in Team India, scored a double century and caught the attention of the selectors.
Sudarshan scored a double century against Delhi Sai Sudharsan (Image Credit- Twitter Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Indian cricket team’s young batsman Sai Sudharsan is on fire in the ongoing Ranji season. Let us tell you that while playing for Tamil Nadu in the match against Delhi, Sudarshan has scored a double century. After this innings of Sudarshan, fans are seen reacting quickly through social media. So some fans say that he is knocking on the door of returning to Team India very fast. In the match, Sudarshan batted brilliantly and played a brilliant innings on the very first day. At the end of the day, Sudarshan remained unbeaten after scoring 202* runs in 259 balls. During this innings, Sudarshan hit 23 fours and 1 six. Tamil Nadu scored 379 runs at the end of the first day On the other hand, if we tell you the status of this match, this match of Elite Group D of Ranji Trophy is being played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Delhi won the toss in the match and decided to bowl. So, batting first, Tamil Nadu has scored 379 runs at the loss of 1 wicket after 88 overs till the end of the day’s play. At present, Sai Sudarshan is present at the crease with 202* and Washington Sundar with 96* runs. Apart from this, captain N Jagadishan has returned to the pavilion after scoring 65 runs and was bowled out against Navdeep Saini. So, only Navdeep Saini has been able to take one wicket in bowling for Delhi. See fans’ reactions on Sai Sudarshan’s innings 🚨 DOUBLE HUNDRED FOR SAI SUDHARSAN 🚨 – Double Hundred against Delhi in Ranji Trophy, Sai is making a huge statement in domestic cricket, The future star of India. pic.twitter.com/R8riHSIQLT —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 18, 2024 Sai Sudharsan brings up his 2⃣0⃣0⃣ 👏 A fantastic innings so far, laced with 2⃣3⃣ fours & 1⃣ six 🙏🏻 #RanjiTrophy , @IDFCFIRSTBank Follow the match ▶️ pic.twitter.com/XHbiOB33Mr — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) October 18, 2024 Double delight in Delhi as Sai Sudharsan scores his maiden 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ in first-class cricket! 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗨𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘!#DELvTN #RanjiTrophy #TamilNaduCricket #TNCA #TNCricket pic.twitter.com/gLbZTwDVNP — TNCA (@TNCACricket) October 18, 2024 Double Century! Sai Sudharsan, You are star⭐️pic.twitter.com/nb8i4ssE8o — Varun Giri (@Varungiri0) October 18, 2024 200 FOR SAI SUDHARSAN IN RANJI TROPHY 🇮🇳🔥🔥 Another very, very special talent from India ♥️ #RanjiTrophypic.twitter.com/nkkuJTWk90 — Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) October 18, 2024 SAI SUDHARSAN IN BEAST MODE. – A double century in Ranji Trophy! pic.twitter.com/9rgExz8mkf — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 18, 2024 The more you see Sai Sudharsan, the more you think why this kid is not playing for India. What a talent for India, he makes runs for fun. Someone has to make a way after the WTC final for this prodigy kid. pic.twitter.com/YF3OWrVk5j — Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) October 18, 2024 Finally Sai Sudharsan is playing to his fullest potential in red ball cricket 😭🫡🕺🏻 So far he has been inconsistent in red ball cricket and he was yet to score a daddy 100 in FC Good to see him fixing…
This veteran, who played 4 Tests and 40 ODIs, can be appointed the head coach of Delhi Capitals.
Veteran player Hemang Badani can be appointed the head coach of Delhi Capitals in the upcoming season. Hemang Badani. (Photo Source: TNPL) A big report is coming out from the Delhi Capitals franchise ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025. Veteran player Hemang Badani can be appointed the head coach of Delhi Capitals in the upcoming season. Let us tell you that Hemang Badani has played four Tests and 40 ODI matches for Team India. This former player has scored 94 runs in 4 Tests while he has 867 runs in 40 ODIs. Apart from Hemang Badani, Delhi Capitals can appoint former Indian batsman Venugopal Rao as its Director of Cricket. Hemang Badani can replace Ricky Ponting as head coach, who has held this important responsibility for 7 years, while Venugopal Rao can be appointed Director of Cricket in place of former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. Let us tell you that for a long time, the performance of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League has been quite disappointing. In the Indian Premier League 2024, Delhi Capitals had won 7 out of 14 matches while they had to face defeat in 7. The team was at sixth position with 14 points. In the 2023 season, Delhi Capitals had won only five out of 14 matches. Delhi Capitals would like to perform well in the Indian Premier League 2025. An IPL source told PTI, ‘DC management wants to hand over important responsibilities to Hemang Badani and Munaf Patel. The final decision is yet to be taken. Munaf Patel may get the post of bowling coach. Hemang Badani has worked as a fielding coach and scout for the Sunrisers Hyderabad team for two seasons but has never played the role of head coach in this important tournament. However, this veteran player may get important responsibility in the upcoming season. Even though Delhi Capitals have failed to show tremendous performance in the last few seasons, the team would definitely like to win the trophy for the 2025 season. Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs
This veteran, who played 4 Tests and 40 ODIs, can be appointed the head coach of Delhi Capitals.
Veteran player Hemang Badani can be appointed the head coach of Delhi Capitals in the upcoming season. Hemang Badani. (Photo Source: TNPL) A big report is coming out from the Delhi Capitals franchise ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025. Veteran player Hemang Badani can be appointed the head coach of Delhi Capitals in the upcoming season. Let us tell you that Hemang Badani has played four Tests and 40 ODI matches for Team India. This former player has scored 94 runs in 4 Tests while he has 867 runs in 40 ODIs. Apart from Hemang Badani, Delhi Capitals can appoint former Indian batsman Venugopal Rao as its Director of Cricket. Hemang Badani can replace Ricky Ponting as head coach, who has held this important responsibility for 7 years, while Venugopal Rao can be appointed Director of Cricket in place of former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. Let us tell you that for a long time, the performance of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League has been quite disappointing. In the Indian Premier League 2024, Delhi Capitals had won 7 out of 14 matches while they had to face defeat in 7. The team was at sixth position with 14 points. In the 2023 season, Delhi Capitals had won only five out of 14 matches. Delhi Capitals would like to perform well in the Indian Premier League 2025. An IPL source told PTI, ‘DC management wants to hand over important responsibilities to Hemang Badani and Munaf Patel. The final decision is yet to be taken. Munaf Patel may get the post of bowling coach. Hemang Badani has worked as a fielding coach and scout for the Sunrisers Hyderabad team for two seasons but has never played the role of head coach in this important tournament. However, this veteran player may get important responsibility in the upcoming season. Even though Delhi Capitals have failed to show tremendous performance in the last few seasons, the team would definitely like to win the trophy for the 2025 season. Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs
“I will keep Akshar Patel at number 2”- Aakash Chopra expressed his opinion regarding the retention of Delhi Capitals.
Rishabh Pant is the captain of Delhi Capitals in IPL. Aakash Chopra and Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Twitter Former Team India batsman Aakash Chopra believes that Axar Patel should be the second retention of Delhi Capitals (DC) ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. He pointed out that the spin-bowling all-rounder has performed excellently for the franchise and it could prove costly for them if they try to re-acquire him through the ‘Right to Match’ card. Delhi Capitals failed to qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs and the team finished sixth after the league stage ended. Axar was one of the star performers for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024. He scored 235 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 131.28 and took 11 wickets in 44 overs at an economy rate of 7.65. Aakash Chopra gives advice to Delhi Capitals regarding retention In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said that Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel should be the first two retentions of Delhi Capitals. He said, “Rishabh Pant needs to be retained, although earlier there were rumors that he would not stay. However, now they are saying that it has been confirmed that he will be staying. So keep Rishabh Pant as your first retention, Rs 18 crore there.” The former opener further said, “I would say Axar Patel at number 2 because Bapu’s performance has been excellent for this team. He bowls four overs, bats very well and is a good fielder. If you keep him in the auction, you will have to pay a lot for RTM, so I think you should retain him.” Chopra admitted that the franchises may retain five capped players ahead of the auction. However, he added that apart from Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals do not have any players who should be retained for ₹18 crore, and hence they should limit themselves to only three capped retentions.
Watch Video: Chris Gayle meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi
During the visit of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness to India, legendary West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle had a friendly meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chris Gayle & PM Modi (Photo Source X) During the visit of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness to India, legendary West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle had a friendly meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chris Gayle met at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday, October 1. The excited Jamaican, 45, shared the video of the memorable occasion on his official Instagram handle. Hosting his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness, Prime Minister Modi presented him a cricket bat signed by members of the Indian cricket team. In return, Holness presented Modi a cricket bat signed by legend Chris Gayle, who was invited to the event. The main objective of the meeting was to promote relations between the two countries in various aspects. Gayle captioned his post: ‘Feeling honored to meet the Prime Minister of India.’ @narendramodi Jamaica JM India IN” view post Chris Gayle – one of the most loved foreign cricketers in India ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle is undoubtedly one of the most loved foreign cricketers in India, with a huge fan following. The left-handed batsman, who played 103 Test matches, 301 ODIs and 79 T20 matches for West Indies, has won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title twice for West Indies (2012, 2016). In his illustrious cricket career, Gayle has played for many teams in many T20 leagues around the world. He still holds the record for scoring the most runs in T20, having scored 14,562 runs in 463 matches. He also achieved immense success in IPL by scoring 4,965 runs in 142 matches. The player, who won the IPL Orange Cap twice, scored 175* off just 66 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore against the now defunct Pune Warriors India at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during the 2013 IPL, the world’s most popular T20 league. Remains the highest individual score in the 17-year history of the IPL.
Delhi Capitals (DC) bought a new team amid IPL retention, this happened for the first time in the cricket world.
The Capitals franchise has purchased the county team Hampshire. Delhi Capitals (Image Credit- Twitter X) GMR Group, which owns the Delhi Capitals (DC) franchise, has purchased Hampshire Cricket Club, which participates in county cricket in England. After the purchase of this new team by GMR Group, it has a total of 20 teams including Delhi Capitals in different leagues all over the world. So in Hampshire, GMR Group acquired the stake from a company named Gala Global Products Limited (GGPL), Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings Ltd., which holds the ownership of Hampshire. Has purchased 53 percent stake in. Also, if ESPN Cricinfo is to be believed, GMR Group can buy 100 percent stake in the cricket club in the coming years. It is noteworthy that some time ago Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings Ltd. Chairman Rob Bransgrove had decided to sell 60 percent stake in Hampshire Cricket Club. So now this stake has been bought by GMR Group. After purchasing this stake in the team, David Mann, CEO of the cricket club, will remain in this position till September 2026. Also, for your information, let us tell you that GMR Group had purchased 50 percent stake in Delhi Capitals franchise in the year 2018. Apart from Delhi Capitals, GMR Group also owns Pretoria Capitals in SA20, Dubai Capitals in ILT20 and Seattle Orcas in Major League Cricket. Kiran Kumar Grandhi gave a big statement Let us tell you that after purchasing the stake in Hampshire Cricket Club, GMR Group’s corporate chairperson Kiran Kumar Grandhi said in an official statement – With this stake, along with our investments in America, Dubai and India, GMR aims to connect with the global youth and Focused on connecting. We are committed to financial prudence, value creation and creating opportunities for young talent. Our goal is to transform sport into a platform that unites people and cultures, fosters global excellence and fosters the creation of future world champions.
