Abishek Porel, the young player from Delhi Capitals, recently shared how much the team will miss their former captain, Rishabh Pant, in the upcoming IPL season. Pant, who began his career with DC, has now joined Lucknow Super Giants for an incredible INR 27 crore and has been made their captain.
Delhi Capitals have chosen Axar Patel, who was retained by the team, as their new captain. Porel, who played under Pant last season, said he learned a lot from him. “I remember everything Rishabh Pant has taught me. He is a match-winner. We will miss him. Cricket is a battle, and we always want to win,” Porel told Sports Today.
Axar Patel is full of confidence after his recent success and is ready to lead the team in IPL 2025. Porel praised Axar’s leadership skills and mentioned that both Pant and Axar have a similar funny and lively style of captaincy.
“The goal for Delhi Capitals is to win the trophy. We have a strong team this season, and we aim to reach the finals and win it,” Porel said.
As Delhi’s main wicketkeeper this season, Porel is prepared to play either as an opener or at number three in the batting order. He mentioned, “The team management hasn’t told me my exact role yet, but I’m ready for anything the team needs.”
The 22-year-old player believes that helping the team win is more important than personal achievements. “If I score a hundred and the team loses, I won’t feel happy. If the team needs 20 runs off 10 balls, I’ll do that. What’s most important to me is the team winning,” he concluded.