India batsman Shreyas Iyer’s shoulder injury has ruled him out of the on-going ODI series against England while he won’t be available to take part in the forthcoming IPL 2021 in the major part of the tournament. He had injured his shoulder during the first ODI against England in Pune.
Iyer’s unavailability has created a huge void in the Delhi Capitals camp as he is the captain of the side and the management now has the task to announce a new skipper in his absence.
R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane are some of the Indian players available for the role while their latest recruit Steve Smith can also be one of the candidates.
According to a TOI report, Pant tops the list of the players who are being considered for the position but his lack of experience as a leader is an issue for the management.
"Pant is the first name that pops up in everyone's mind. He is the hot property at the moment. But a few in the management pointed out that his lack of experience in captaining a team could go against him. Also, there's thought that the added responsibility could hamper his form," a source told TOI.
"There is no consensus on who should be captain yet. There's a faction of the management which is convinced that Pant should assume charge and then there's another which is keen to have an experienced captain," the source added.
Delhi Capitals will begin the IPL 2021 campaign against Chennai Super Kings on April 10 in Mumbai.
DC had a brilliant last season under Iyer’s captaincy after they managed to make a place for themselves in the final but suffered a defeat in the title clash against Mumbai Indians.