Pant named DC skipper
New Delhi, March 30: Star India batsman Rishabh Pant was on Tuesday named captain of Delhi Capitals in place of an injured Shreyas Iyer for the upcoming Indian Premier League season beginning on April 9. Iyer has been ruled out of the IPL after injuring his left shoulder during the recently-concluded India-England ODI series. (PTI)
Smith eyes Australia captaincy
SYDNEY, March 30: Steve Smith is interested in becoming Australia skipper once again if the opportunity comes but head coach Justin Langer has made it clear that the position is not available right now. The 31-year-old Smith served a one-year ban from playing and was disqualified from leading Australia for two years because of his role in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in which Australians were caught using sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball against in a Test against South Africa. (PTI)
