DC co-owner opened up about the initial plan of the franchise and cleared the rumours of Rishabh breaking his ties with the DC team management.
The Delhi Capitals bought both Rahul and Faf du Plessis in the auction so the fans were hoping that either one of them would captain the side in the next season of IPL
DC co-owner Parth Jindal stated in an interview that the franchise not going after Pant in the auction was a collective decision that was taken by the ownership
After the auction ended at Day 1, co-owner Parth Jindal said that both KL Rahul and Axar Patel will be the two players who will lead the lineup of the franchise.
Jindal admitted time was less to prepare for the auction, but credited head coach Jonathan Batty and assistant coach Hemlata Kala for taking the charge of proceedings for the Delhi team.
The equation is as simple as it can get for the Capitals (+0.255) as they simply need to beat Mumbai Indians to pip Royal Challengers Bangalore (-0.253) on better net run-rate.
Delhi Capitals next match is against Mumbai Indians on October 2 in Sharjah.
Ashwin, who captained Kings XI Punjab last season, will be turning out for the Delhi franchise in the upcoming IPL in the UAE, starting from September 19.
Pant, no long ago touted as the successor to MS Dhoni in all three formats for India behind the stumps, has had not got a single game in the ongoing New Zealand series (5 T20Is and 3 ODIs)