New Delhi: After being appointed because the skipper of Delhi Capitals for Indian Premier League 2023, star Australian opener David Warner stated the workforce will miss wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, terming him a terrific chief, whereas expressing his pleasure about main the workforce within the upcoming version of the cash-rich league.
The JSW-GMR co-owned Delhi Capitals on Thursday introduced David Warner as captain for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Warner steps in as skipper for Rishabh Pant, who’s at present present process rehab and restoration.
David Warner 👉🏼 (𝗖)
Axar Patel 👉🏼 (𝗩𝗖)All set to roar loud this #IPL2023 below the management of those two dynamic southpaws 🐯#YehHaiNayiDilli | @davidwarner31 @akshar2026 pic.twitter.com/5VfgyefjdH
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 16, 2023
In the meantime, all-rounder Axar Patel has been named the workforce’s Vice Captain. The franchise additionally introduced former India captain Sourav Ganguly because the franchise’s Director of Cricket. Ganguly has been related to Delhi Capitals prior to now too, within the function of mentor, in the course of the 2019 season.
Talking on his new function, David Warner stated in a press release by the workforce, “Rishabh has been a terrific chief for Delhi Capitals, and we’re all going to overlook having him round. I wish to thank the administration for the religion and belief they’ve at all times proven in me. This franchise has at all times been house for me, and I couldn’t be extra excited to steer such a supremely gifted bunch of gamers. I can’t wait to fulfill all of them, and get cracking!”
Skipper Davey’s first project 👉🏼 Giving our WPL stars all of the feels with our iconic “How’s The Josh” war-cry from 2022 ❤️
P.S. 📈📈📈📈 – Our josh after watching this #CapitalsUniverse meet-up between Davey and our Tigresses 🙌#YehHaiNayiDilli
📍: @TajMahalMumbai pic.twitter.com/RqFwb0CU76
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 16, 2023
In the meantime, Director of Cricketer Sourav Ganguly stated, “I’m excited to be again with the Delhi Capitals. My affiliation with the ladies’s workforce, and the Pretoria Capitals over the previous couple of months have been incredible, and I’m wanting ahead to the upcoming season of the IPL. Delhi Capitals had finished properly as a workforce throughout my final stint with them. I’ve already been concerned with the gamers this time round, and I’m eager to see them as a bunch. Hopefully, we are going to all have a good time over the following couple of months.”
“This can be a massively thrilling time for the Capitals franchise,” stated workforce Chairman and co-owner Parth Jindal, on the most recent developments.
“Between the earlier IPL and the one developing, our Capitals household has grown. We at the moment are the proud homeowners of a workforce within the ongoing Girls’s Premier League, and have had profitable opening seasons on the leagues performed in South Africa and the UAE lately. In Rishabh’s absence, there couldn’t have been a extra apt candidate than David to steer the Delhi Capitals. With him as our chief, and Ricky and Dada overseeing all proceedings, I’ve little question that we’re going to be the workforce to be careful for within the competitors,” added Parth.
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Sourav Ganguly returns to Delhi Capitals as our Director of Cricket for #TATAIPL2023 🤝🏻
Welcome Again, Dada 💙❤️ @SGanguly99 pic.twitter.com/veUUc7fqBy
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 16, 2023
Workforce co-owner Kiran Kumar Grandhi stated, “I wish to take this chance to welcome David on board as our captain, and Dada again in our franchise once more. They’re among the many many causes to look ahead to the upcoming season of the IPL, which additionally marks the return of followers to Qila Kotla after a three-year hole. Their presence strengthens our workforce immensely, and we are able to’t wait to see them fill the stands. I want everybody all the easiest for a profitable IPL 2023.”
The 2023 version of the Indian Premier League kicks off on March 31, 2023. The Delhi Capitals will tackle Lucknow Tremendous Giants of their season opener in an away recreation on April 1, 2023.