Rishabh Pant was to be given the captaincy of Delhi’s Ranji team before the start of the Champions Trophy, but he refused the request.
Rishabh Pant is the star wicketkeeper batsman of Team India. He has played many important matches for the Indian team. Rishabh’s next mission is going to be Champions Trophy. Before the start of this tournament, he is busy preparing for Ranji Trophy. Meanwhile, news has come out that he could be given the captaincy of Delhi’s Ranji team, but now some other player is being made the captain.
The board said this
DDCA has completed its selection committee meeting, and the announcement of the squad for the upcoming Ranji match may be somewhat of a disappointment. Although the team has not been officially announced yet, but according to information received from sources, Rishabh Pant has been removed from the captaincy of the team, and Ayush Badoni has been retained as the captain. At the same time, Virat Kohli has also not been able to be a part of the team due to injury. Delhi has to play a match against Saurashtra in Rajkot from 23 January.
Sources said that Rishabh Pant, who had declared himself available for the game and will be playing Ranji for the first time since 2018, declined to captain. Pant, who has captained the Indian team once and also been the vice-captain, told the DDCA selection committee that Ayush Badoni should remain the captain. Pant also said that he is ready to help Badoni. Delhi are joint second in the Ranji Group D table with 19 points.
Don’t want to spoil the rhythm of the team
A source familiar with the matter said that Pant was offered the captaincy, but he declined. He said that he believed that it would not be appropriate to become captain based only on his experience as international and IPL franchise captain. He felt that this decision could upset the balance of the team. Instead, he expressed confidence in current captain Ayush Badoni and coach Sarandeep Singh to carry forward the vision he saw at the start of the season.
