Former Delhi Capitals (DC) teammates, Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant, shared a light-hearted moment during the toss of their IPL 2025 season opener at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Monday (March 24).

Axar, in his new role as the Capitals skipper, walked out for the toss alongside Pant, the freshly appointed captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

The two greeted each other with a warm hug. They also had a brief chat and shared a laugh before the coin toss.

When Axar won the toss and elected to bowl first, Pant indulged in a playful banter. He cheekily said, "Batting first, batting first," followed by a laughter from both captains.

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Talking about his decision to bat first, Axar Patel said, "We are going to bowl first. It's the dew factor, we don't want to take any risk. I have played with Pant before — he knows me, and I know him. We know our tricks. I have played a lot for the Capitals and have been part of the leadership group for three years. I need to think like a leader."

Speaking at the toss, Rishabh Pant said, "I wanted to bowl first, but it’s a good wicket, so we can bat well and put up a good score. I have played for DC all my life, so there’s a lot of emotion there. Preparations have been good; everyone is in the right shape and frame of mind."

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant(w/c), David Miller, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi