Indian team’s explosive wicket-keeper batsman and Delhi Capitals’ young captain Rishabh Pant has not fully recovered after the car accident. For this reason, he is out of the entire IPL season 2023.
In his place, Delhi Capitals were looking for a new captain and his replacement, which is now complete. Delhi has included the 20-year-old young batsman, who created havoc with the bat and wicketkeeping in domestic cricket from Bengal, as a replacement for Pant. Let’s know about this player through this article.
Rishabh Pant Got a Replacement
Rishabh Pant, the regular captain of Delhi Capitals, will not be seen playing in the IPL season 2023. His injury hasn’t healed yet. However, it may take another 5 to 6 months for him to recover.
In such a situation, the Delhi franchise sought a domestic wicket-keeper batsman, which is now complete. According to a PTI report, 20-year-old young left-handed batsman Abhishek Porel, who plays domestic cricket for Bengal, has been placed in the team as Pant’s replacement.
In place of Rishabh Pant this year, he will play an essential role as a wicket-keeper batsman in IPL. Earlier, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting was preparing Sarfaraz Khan for keeping. However, it is not yet decided whether he will be able to make his place in the team or not. But, it is speculated that Sarfaraz will do the wicketkeeping for the whole season.
At the same time, he was talking about Abhishek having played 16 matches in first-class cricket. In which 695 runs have been scored. At the same time, his name also includes six half-centuries.
Warner Will Be The New Captain In Place Of Rishabh Pant
After the mini-auction of IPL, Delhi Capitals were in a dilemma regarding who should be handed over the captaincy. But, after giving Australian batsman David Warner the captaincy, everything seems to be going well again.
However, no player can fill Pant’s absence. He is known for his off-the-cuff batting. Pant is a one-off cricketer who can win the team with his batting. At the same time, the vice-captaincy of this team has been given to the young left-handed all-rounder Akshar Patel.
