Delhi Capitals (DC) have appointed Axar Patel as their captain for IPL 2025. The 31-year-old has been with DC since 2019 and was their top retention at ₹16.50 crore ahead of the mega auction last November. Axar has played 82 matches for DC over six seasons. In IPL 2024, he scored 235 runs and took 11 wickets.