Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Rishabh Pant turned 24 on Monday (October 4) as his team gave him the perfect birthday gift present as they defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by three wickets and moved to the top of the IPL 2021 table.

Watch: Here's how Rishabh Pant celebrated his 24th birthday with Delhi Capitals teammates

Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) became the second team to confirm a playoffs spot in IPL 2021. On Monday (October 4), the Pant-led DC franchise locked horns with MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK), at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, and completed a double over the Yellow Army this season to not only add two more vital points up their sleeves but also confirm a top-two finish in the points table.

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Match 50 of the IPL 2021 edition saw the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face the Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) in a bid to ensure a top-two finish with a win.

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Delhi Capitals (DC) spinner R Ashwin was involved in an ugly spat with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Eoin Morgan and pace Tim Southee in the clash between the two sides in IPL 2021 last week.

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Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by three wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Monday. Chasing a modest target of 137, DC reached 139 for seven in 19.

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Rishabh Pant turned 24 on Monday (October 4). The young Indian wicketkeeper-batsman had a lot of noise when he broke into the scene in the IPL for Team Delhi (then known as the Delhi Daredevils).

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Former India batsman Virender Sehwag is back at his witty best as he continues to entertain fans with his funny pre and post-match analysis in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

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Team India's star wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is celebrating his 24th birthday on Monday (October 04). The Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper has been enjoying a stellar campaign in his debut season as the captain of the franchise and has already helped them to seal a spot in the playoffs in IPL 2021.

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The IPL 2021 edition has entered the business end with only 11 games left in the group stages before the playoffs commence. Match 46 will see the five-time winners and defending champions Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians (MI) face the second-ranked Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Saturday afternoon (October 2).

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Match 46 of the IPL 2021 edition will see two teams with contrasting fortunes lock horns with each other. Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) will meet the defending champions and five-time winners Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

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After losing to Delhi Capitals by four wickets in a low-scoring Indian Premier League 2021 contest on Saturday (October 2), Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma accepted that the team has "struggled" with their batting this season.

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Match 41 of the IPL 2021 edition saw the Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) lock horns with the two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Sharjah. While the DC franchise were favourites to win versus Eoin Morgan & Co.

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Since Virat Kohli announced that he will be stepping down as the skipper of Team India's T20 captain after the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled in the UAE and Oman from October 17 to November 14, speculations have been made over who should lead the team next.

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Match 41 of the IPL 2021 UAE leg will see the in-form Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) face the two-time winners Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

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Delhi Capitals (DC) suffered their first defeat of the UAE leg of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Tuesday (September 28). Kolkata Knight Riders chase down the target of 128 runs comfortably at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah to hand end DC's four-match unbeaten streak in the tournament.

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Match 41 of the IPL 2021 edition saw the in-form Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) lock horns with the two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Tuesday (September 28).

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Match 41 will see one of the title-contenders in Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) face Eoin Morgan's Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2021, on Tuesday (September 28).

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Indian skipper Virat Kohli is all set to step down as the T20 captain of the Men in Blue post the conclusion of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE this year.

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Former Aussie spin wizard Brad Hogg has made a bold prediction regarding India's potential captain in the future. The former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner feels Delhi Capitals (DC)' Shreyas Iyer has in it in him to lead the Men in Blue in the future.

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Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant said that team is "happy" to start the second phase of the IPL 2021 with a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday (September 22) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

IPL 2021: Rishabh Pant 'happy' to start second phase with a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad

Delhi Capitals (DC) surprised one and all when they retained Rishabh Pant as the captain for the remainder of IPL 2021, ahead of the UAE leg's commencement. While the franchise might have done it to maintain continuity and also as they were on top of the points table under Pant's captaincy in the first leg, many thought Shreyas Iyer would reclaim the captaincy spot after being fully fit and available for the final leg, which is underway in UAE at present.

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Delhi Capitals players, who were part of the Indian squad for the Test series against England, have begun training for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw and Umesh Yadav all took part in their first nets session on Friday evening following the completion of quarantine.

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