New Delhi, March 23 -- Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Hemang Badani on Monday reaffirmed his confidence in Axar Patel as the franchise's captain for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, highlighting the importance of continuity and familiarity at the top amid a history of frequent leadership changes.

"I can't really speak of what's happened in the past because I haven't been a part of this environment. I have been with them since last year. As Veenu (Venugopal Rao) mentioned, we had to look at somebody who has been with us, who understands the people, understands the fans, understands the ground, the environment, the management and it was quite straightforward for us that Axar was the man. And hence we have also again tried to stick with hi...