'Would not have accepted it'- Axar Patel on Delhi Capitals captaincy role

Axar Patel has been one of the brightest spots for Delhi Capitals this IPL season, where they have struggled immensely in the absence of their full-time skipper Rishabh Pant.

While David Warner's captaincy did no good to the Delhi-based franchise in teh 2023 season, Patel feels that backing the captain is very important during such tough phases.

Under Warner, who was named the captain of the team after Rishabh Pant was ruled out, could only lead his side to 5 wins in 13 games. DC who were teh first team to face elimination are languishing at the 9th spot in teh IPL table.

In an interview with Indian Express, Patel said that even if DC would have proposed him to take over the captaincy mid-season he would have turned down the offer.

'When your team is going through such a bad season, these kinds of things make it worse. You need to back your players, your captain and if you will change captaincy in the middle of the season it doesn't send good message', he told Indian Express.

We failed collectively as a team, you can't blame teh captain, the allrounder added.

Patel is the 2nd highest run-getter for the franchise this season. he has accumulated 268 runs and also taken 11 wickets in 13 games in 2023.