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Rishabh Pant rejected the offer of captaincy, made a big decision in the interest of the team
Rishabh Pant Rejecting Captaincy: Rishabh Pant has rejected the offer of the captaincy of Delhi in the second phase of the Ranji Trophy. If the report of Cricbuzz is to be believed, once again Ayush Badoni will be seen taking charge of Delhi.
After India's shameful defeat by 1-3 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, BCCI and head coach Gautam Gambhir have taken a very strict stand. He has instructed all the players to play domestic red-ball cricket. The BCCI had said that the second phase of the Ranji Trophy is going to start from January 23 and everyone should play in it. After which Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, and Yashasvi Jaiswal will be seen playing Ranji Trophy, while KL Rahul and Virat Kohli have declared themselves unavailable citing injuries. Earlier it was reported that Rishabh Pant would take over the command of Delhi, but now the update is coming that Pant has turned down the offer of captaincy.
Rishabh Pant captains the Indian Premier League and once he took over the command of Team India, too. After Rohit Sharma, there was talk of preparing Pant as the captain of Team India, but Rishabh Pant himself has turned down this offer in view of the team's interest. According to a report by Cricbuzz, DDCA did offer Pant to take over as the command against Delhi, who advised making skipper Ayush Badoni there. Pant thinks thereby if he skips as captain in that match, as such, the combination may deteriorate. Despite this, promise to help Badoni these days.
