New Delhi: The second round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 will start from January 23 in which many star players of Team India will also be seen playing for their state team. One name in this is also of star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant who will play for the Delhi team in the match against Saurashtra at Rajkot ground. Meanwhile Pant also got the offer of the captaincy of the Delhi Ranji team but he refused to take up this responsibility. Delhi Cricket Association has not yet announced the team for the next round but Pants name is sure to be included in it. Rishabh Pant last played a Ranji Trophy match in the year 2018: Rishabh Pant who has agreed to play in the match against Saurashtra will now play a match in the Ranji Trophy for the first time since 2018. According to the Cricbuzz report the wicketkeeper-batsman refused to captain the team while now the Delhi Cricket Associations selection committee headed by Gursharan Singh can decide to hand over the captaincy responsibility to Ayush Badoni for the second round of the Ranji Trophy. A major reason behind Pants decision not to captain is believed to be that he will not be able to play matches continuously in which his inclusion in the squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 is also considered almost certain. Delhis team is currently joint second in Group D in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 with 19 points. It is not right to come to the team as a captain: A source from the Delhi Cricket Association told Cricbuzz that Pant was offered the captaincy but he refused it and said that it would not be possible to return to the team as a captain. Pant believes that his entry as a captain can disturb the balance of the team. He expressed his full confidence in the current captain and team coach Sarandeep Singh. If we look at Pants first-class cricket record he has scored 4868 runs in 68 matches at an average of 46.36 in which he has 11 centuries and 24 half-century innings to his name.