Shreyas iyer captains the IPL franchise team Delhi Capitals. Due to a shoulder injury, he will not be available in 7 to 8 matches from the beginning. After his injury, the question now is who will take charge of the team.
Indian cricket team batsman Shreyas Iyer got injured during fielding in the first ODI played against England on Tuesday. His injury is very serious and due to this he has been ruled out of the rest of the ODI series. Not only this, he will not be able to play in the opening matches of the Indian Premier League.
SHREYAS IYER MIGHT NOT PLAY FIRST HALF OF IPL 2021
Shreyas captains the IPL franchise team Delhi Capitals. Due to a shoulder injury, he will not be available in 7 to 8 matches from the beginning. After his injury, the question now is who will take charge of the team. The team management will have to decide who in the absence of Shreyas is given the responsibility of captaincy. Many names can be considered in this race.
Who is in the captaincy race
The first name that is coming out in the race to captain Delhi is the experienced spinner R Ashwin. He was also playing the role of captain in Kings XI before joining the Delhi team. The other name in this list is that he has also joined the Delhi team through trading.
Ajinkya Rahane also has captaincy experience. He has handled the captaincy of Rajasthan Royalty very well. Last season, he did not get a chance to play more matches, so he will be made captain only if he is fit in the team.
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The name that comes after this has also been the captain of Rajasthan Royals. Delhi has included Steve Smith in their team in the auction this year. However, there is no clarity about whether he will be present in the initial matches of IPL.
veteran Shikhar Dhawan and youngster Rishabh Pant can also play this responsibility. the decision will have to be made by the team management whether the captaincy is given to the young or experienced player.
