IPL 2020: Ajinkya Rahane upset with Rajasthan Royals for sacking him as captain

While Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will begin in late March or early April,  excitement for 13th edition of tournament has already hit an all-time high. Even before big deals made at auction last Thursday, big trades were confirmed as Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin made move to ir new franchise, Delhi Capitals. A lot was speculated about reasons behind same and Rahane has finally commented on same. 

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Ajinkya Rahane disappointed with Rajasthan Royals

When 2019 IPL began, Ajinkya Rahane continued to be skipper of Rajasthan Royals even though Steve Smith was back from his ban. Smith had successfully led Rising Pune Supergiant to IPL finals in 2017. While Royals struggled through most of 2019, biggest news from camp came mid-season when Rahane was relieved of his duties and Smith replaced him. Rahane referred to incident as 'disappointing' and added that it was t a single player's contribution that made team win or lose. He still insisted that he did t mind being held responsible for team's failures. Rahane still maintained his gratitude for opportunities that he got with Royals.

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Delhi Capitals look stronger than ever

Rahane is t only former IPL captain who has joined Delhi Capitals. Ex-Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin was also traded to Capitals after lacklustre performances in past two seasons. At auctions, DC availed services of superstars like Shimron Hetmyer and Marcus Stoinis. Here is team's final lineup after IPL Auctions:

• Shreyas Iyer (captain)
• Kagiso Rabada
• Marcus Stoinis
• Sandeep Lamichhane
• Ishant Sharma
• Ajinkya Rahane
• Chris Woakes
• Ravichandran Ashwin
• Shikhar Dhawan
• Shimron Hetmyer
• Alex Carey
• Jason Roy
• Mohit Sharma
• Prithvi Shaw
• Lalith Yadav
• Avesh Khan
• Axar Patel
• Tushar Deshpande
• Rishabh Pant
• Harshal Patel
• Keemo Paul
• Amit Mishra

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