Delhi Capitals

Franchise team of IPL

This article is about the men's cricket team. For the women's cricket team, see Delhi Capitals (WPL). For the basketball team, see Delhi Capitals (basketball).

Cricket team

Delhi Capitals

League| Indian Premier League
Personnel
Captain| Axar Patel
Coach| Hemang Badani
Chairman| Kiran Kumar Grandhi
Owner| JSW Sports
GMR Sports
Manager| Siddharth Bhasin
Team information
City| New Delhi, India
Colours|
Founded| 2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Home ground| Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi
Capacity| 35,200
Secondary home ground(s)| ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Secondary ground capacity| 27,500
Official website| delhicapitals.in

Regular kit

Diversity tribute kit

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2025 Delhi Capitals season
Seasons

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

The Delhi Capitals, formerly the Delhi Daredevils, also known as DC, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Delhi that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by GMR Group and JSW Sports. Its home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The team is captained by Axar Patel, and is coached by Hemang Badani. They appeared in their first IPL final in 2020 against Mumbai Indians.[1][2]

## Franchise history

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The IPL is a cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and backed by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The inaugural tournament was held in April–June 2008, in which the BCCI finalised a list of eight teams that participated in the tournament. The teams represented eight different cities in India, including Delhi. The teams were put up for auction in Mumbai on 20 February 2008, and the Delhi team was bought by the property development company GMR Group for US$84 million.[3]

In March 2018, GMR sold a 50% stake in the Delhi Daredevils to JSW Sports for ₹550 crore (US$65 million).[4]

JSW Sports is also the owner of Hockey India League team Soorma Hockey Club, Pro Kabaddi League team Haryana Steelers, Indian Super League team Bengaluru FC, SA20 team Pretoria Capitals, and ILT20 team Dubai Capitals[5].

In December 2018, the team changed its name from the Delhi Daredevils to the Delhi Capitals.[6] Speaking about the rationale behind changing the team's name, co-owner and chairman Parth Jindal said, "Delhi is the power centre of the country, it is the capital, therefore the name Delhi Capitals."[7] Co-owner Kiran Kumar Grandhi said, "The new name symbolizes Delhi's identity and just like the city, we are aiming to be the centre of all action going forward."[8]

Subject to ratification by the England and Wales Cricket Board, in 2024 the franchise agreed a £120 million deal to buy Hampshire County Cricket Club in England, as well as a 51% stake in the Hundred team Southern Brave.[9]

## Seasons history

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### 2008 IPL

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Main article: 2008 Delhi Daredevils season

During the inaugural edition of the IPL, the Delhi Daredevils won their initial two matches against the Rajasthan Royals and the Deccan Chargers. Then, after losing a match to the Kings XI Punjab, the team won their next two matches against the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Chennai Super Kings.[citation needed]

However, the Delhi Daredevils lost in four straight matches, breaking the streak with a win against the Deccan Chargers.[10] After another loss against the Kings XI Punjab,[11] they recovered and won three matches to finish in the final four of the league.

The Delhi Daredevils lost to eventual champions, the Rajasthan Royals, in the semi-final.[12]

### 2009 IPL

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Main article: 2009 Delhi Daredevils season

The Daredevils dominated for much of the 2009 IPL season under the captaincy of former Indian opener and Delhi-native, Gautam Gambhir, finishing at the top of the table. The likes of former Indian opener and triple-Centurion Virender Sehwag and Gambhir had both developed since the prior season. They set up many large totals for the Daredevils, with South African power hitter and part-time keeper AB de Villiers hitting one of only two centuries in the 2009 IPL (the other was made by the young Indian batter Manish Pandey) at a match in South Africa. The bowling team, which was composed mainly of New Zealander spin pro Daniel Vettori, India senior spinner Amit Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan, and former India fast bowler Ashish Nehra, was bolstered by the off-season signing of Australian Dirk Nannes, which created a strong bowling line-up. The batting of the Daredevils featured Sehwag, Gambhir, power hitter Dilshan, AB de Villiers, and Manoj Tiwary. The Daredevils consisted of new and then uncapped players like Australia Captain Aaron Finch and Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who went on to become successful in various T20 circuits.[13]

However, despite finishing at the top of the points table during the regular season, the Daredevils crumbled in the semi-final after Deccan Chargers' captain Adam Gilchrist hit the then fastest 50 in the IPL history (in just 17 balls).[14] Nannes in particular, who was again picked over Aussie pacer Glenn McGrath, was punished by Gilchrist, and later by Aussie opening all-rounder Andrew Symonds. The semi-final loss meant Delhi did not contest the final of the 2009 IPL season, despite having the best record in the league stages. However, Delhi managed to qualify for the now-defunct 2009 Champions League Twenty20 as a result of their performance in the group stage.[citation needed]

### 2012 IPL

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Main article: 2012 Delhi Daredevils season

Due to the disbanding of the Kochi Tuskers Kerala, each team played the remaining eight teams twice, once at home and once away. Therefore, each team played an extended season of 16 matches.[citation needed]

In the 2012 IPL season, a new side of the Delhi Daredevils was seen after a poor 2011 season where they finished last. They came back strongly, having purchased players such as Afro-English batting great Kevin Pietersen, Sri Lanka batter Mahela Jayawardene, and Kiwi batter Ross Taylor. They stood first in the Pool Table with the Kolkata Knight Riders at second place, the Mumbai Indians coming third, and the defending champions the Chennai Super Kings securing the fourth spot, consequently also qualifying for the Champions League Twenty20 in 2012 held in South Africa.

Australian pace bowler Glenn McGrath expressed disappointment over not being picked to play any match during the whole season, and stopped playing for Delhi.[15]

Former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardane was appointed as the new captain of the Delhi Daredevils after Indian opener Virender Sehwag stepped down from captaincy during the 2012 season of the Champions League Twenty20.

### 2013 IPL

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Main article: 2013 Delhi Daredevils season

Delhi Daredevils lost their first six matches of IPL 2013 and won their first match in their seventh game against the Mumbai Indians. Virender Sehwag and Mahela Jayawardene's partnership led to a win against the Mumbai Indians, in which they scored 161 runs. Sehwag was the "Man of the Match" for his innings of 95* off 57 balls. After this match, they faced the Kings XI Punjab and lost again. But in their ninth match of the season against the Pune Warriors India, they won, putting them in eighth place in the points table. They defeated defending champions the Kolkata Knight Riders in their tenth match by seven wickets but failed to advance to the seventh place due to their net run-rate. In their next match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Delhi Daredevils were bowled out for just 80 runs, giving the Sunrisers a win. In their match against the Rajasthan Royals, they scored 154 runs, thanks to recruit Ben Rohrer's half-century. However, that effort was in vain as the Rajasthan Royals chased the total down with the loss of only one wicket. This loss for the Daredevils officially eliminated them from the 2013 season.

In their next match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi managed to contain the Royal Challengers who were 106 in 16.0 overs, but Bangalore scored 77 in their last 4 overs and reached a total of 183, thanks to a 99 by RCB skipper Virat Kohli. The Daredevils lost the match by just four runs. The team next played the Chennai Super Kings who batted first and posted 168 runs. Delhi failed to gain momentum throughout the match and eventually lost by 33 runs. The following match was against the Kings XI Punjab who defeated them again, this time by seven runs, as they failed to chase down 172 runs. Their final game was against the Pune Warriors India. Delhi bowled first and the Pune Warriors posted a total of 171 runs. In the second innings, Delhi maintained the required run rate but began losing quick wickets after the tenth over. They could not chase the target and lost by 38 runs finishing last in the league table. Despite seeing a forgettable season, a few big names were added to the support staff as the season progressed. The legendary West Indies batter Sir Vivian Richards was named as their new brand ambassador,[16] former England spinner Jeremy Snape was added to the support staff, and renowned former Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed was named as their new spin bowling coach.

### 2014 IPL

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Main article: 2014 Delhi Daredevils season

Ahead of the IPL 2014 auction, on 10 January 2014, the Delhi Daredevils announced that they would not retain any players from their current squad for season seven. With no players retained, the team had the most "right-to-match" cards among all the franchises at the auction—three. They also had Rs 600 million (approx US$9.6 million) to spend at the auction.

The Delhi Daredevils experienced another poor season in 2014. They lost their first match, against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, however, they won their next match against the Kolkata Knight Riders. This was followed by a loss against the two-time champions the Chennai Super Kings and a close match which resulted in a loss against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Delhi Daredevils won their next match against the Mumbai Indians, having restricted them to 125. Later, when the tournament shifted from the makeshift venue in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India, Delhi lost their next nine matches. The Delhi Daredevils won only two out of their fourteen matches, both of which took place in the adopted venue in the UAE. Despite their poor performance, South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy, the team captain scored 410 runs from 14 matches at an average of 51.25 and was the tournament's eighth highest run-scorer. The Delhi Daredevils once again finished last.

### 2015 IPL

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Main article: 2015 Delhi Daredevils season

The team finished seventh in the 2015 edition of the IPL. They received fierce criticism from the Delhi fans due to their string of poor performances in the previous two years.

### 2016 IPL

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Main article: 2016 Delhi Daredevils season

The Delhi Daredevils released many of their players, including the previous year's most expensive purchase, all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, whom they had bought for ₹16 crores. The Daredevils also released former Sri Lankan skipper and all-rounder Angelo Mathews, who was bought for ₹7.5 crores. New additions to the team included uncapped all-rounder Pawan Negi, who was bought for ₹8.5 crores, thereby becoming the most expensive Indian player in the IPL auction of 2016. Uncapped Indian batter, Sanju Samson and Karun Nair, who previously played for the Rajasthan Royals, were also bought for hefty amounts. South African all-rounder Chris Morris was bought for ₹7 crores. English keeper Sam Billings and Australian Joel Paris also joined the Delhi squad. The team purchased three promising India U-19 players—local keeper Rishabh Pant, Rajasthan's pacer Khaleel Ahmed and Mahipal Lomror. After the Daredevils ended their association with South African batter Gary Kirsten, they appointed Paddy Upton as their head coach. The Indian batter and head coach of India U-19, Rahul Dravid was appointed the Daredevils' batting mentor. Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan was appointed as the new captain of the Delhi Daredevils in the 2016 IPL season. Relative to their performance in the previous three seasons, the Delhi Daredevils improved the way they played. South African all-rounder Chris Morris got the fastest 50 (17 balls) of the tournament and was also effective in the bowling department. South African wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock was among the leading run-scorers in the season. After losing their first match against two-time champions the Kolkata Knight Riders, the Daredevils went on to dominate the Kings XI Punjab, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, defending champions the Mumbai Indians, the Kolkata Knight Riders in the second leg, and newcomers the Gujarat Lions. They won 5 of their first 7 matches, gaining 10 points. They lost their second match against newcomers the Gujarat Lions by just one run. The Daredevils were the favourites to qualify for the playoffs; however, they finished in sixth with fourteen points in fourteen games.

### 2017 IPL

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Main article: 2017 Delhi Daredevils season

Delhi lost South Africans de Kock and Duminy before the tournament, placing dependence on a young batting line-up and a bowling line-up of former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan, Indian pacer Mohammed Shami, South African all-rounder Chris Morris, Aussie bowling all-rounder Pat Cummins, South African young pacer Kagiso Rabada, Indian spinner Amit Mishra, young spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav and Ben Hilfenhaus. They lost to runners-up RCB in the first game and won by big margins against RPS and KXIP. After this, they lost five consecutive games. However, they bounced back by chasing 189 and 214 against defending champions SRH and GL respectively. Keralite wicket-keeper Sanju Samson got the first century of the season. Young wicket-keeper and local boy Rishabh Pant made 97 against GL. But the Delhi Daredevils lost to then two-time champions MI by a margin of 146 runs, which was the highest win by runs in the IPL history. During the middle of the tournament, captain and former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan was down with an injury to his hamstring which caused him to miss three matches, and young Indian batter Karun Nair was appointed as stand-in captain.

The Delhi Daredevils ended up in the sixth position again with six wins (+12 points) and eight losses for the season.

### 2018 IPL

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Main article: 2018 Delhi Daredevils season

Going into the big auctions, each franchise were allowed to retain up to three players. Additionally, they could also use Right to Match cards to get back two players during the auctions.[17] Delhi Daredevils retained Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris and Rishabh Pant.[18] Coach Rahul Dravid had to quit his job as the coach in order to protect his position as coach of India A and India U-19, following a conflict of interest debate.[19] Ricky Ponting was appointed as the new coach.[20]

### 2019 IPL

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Main article: 2019 Delhi Capitals season

The Delhi Capitals retained 14 players and traded their former player and India opener Shikhar Dhawan from Sunrisers Hyderabad. This was done by trading off the young all-rounder Vijay Shankar, and Abhishek Sharma and spinner Shahbaz Nadeem for the 12th season of the IPL. Retained players for the twelfth IPL season were: captain and Indian batter Shreyas Iyer, Indian wicket-keeper and left-handed batter Rishabh Pant, young Indian batter Prithvi Shaw, Indian spinner Amit Mishra, young pacer Avesh Khan, uncapped bowler and injured Harshal Patel, uncapped bowling all-rounder Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Manjot Kalra, New Zealand opener Colin Munro, New Zealand pacer Trent Boult, South African all-rounder Chris Morris, young South African pacer Kagiso Rabada and young Nepalese spinner Sandeep Lamichhane.

On the IPL auction day, 18 December 2018, DC filled up their 10 available player slots (seven Indian slots and three overseas slots) with: South African batter Colin Ingram, Indian all-rounder Axar Patel, Indian all-rounder Hanuma Vihari, Sherfane Rutherford, Indian pacer Ishant Sharma, West Indian pacer Keemo Paul, and uncapped Indian cricketers Jalaj Saxena, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh and Bandaru Ayyappa.

Delhi Capitals also brought the former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly as their official advisor[21] and later traded Jayant Yadav to the Mumbai Indians after the IPL 2019 auction.

The Capitals began their campaign with a 37-run victory over 3-time champions Mumbai. The Capitals entered the playoffs after seven years, and they won their first playoffs match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets. They lost the second match against the Chennai Super Kings by six wickets and ended up as second runners up in the playoffs, their best-ever finish.

### 2020 IPL

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Main article: 2020 Delhi Capitals season

Delhi Capitals released Hanuma Vihari, Jalaj Saxena, Manjot Kalra, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayappa, Chris Morris, Colin Ingram, and Colin Munro from their 2019 roster.[22] They have added Jason Roy, Chris Woakes, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Mohit Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Marcus Stoinis, and Lalit Yadav for their 2020 roster during the IPL Auction.[23][24][25][26] Chris Woakes, however pulled out of the tournament and was replaced by South African fast bowler Anrich Nortje.[27] Jason Roy, became the second player (and second English Player) from Capitals to pull out of the tournament due to injury concerns and personal reasons, he was replaced by Australian bowling all-rounder Daniel Sams.[28]

The team started well in the tournament, winning 7 out of the first 9 games.[29] However, a string of four losses in a row put them in a position where losing their last match could result in failure to make it to the playoffs.[30] They however, were able to defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore in the last match and thus, finished as the second ranked team in league stage.[31] Also, a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 helped them reach the finals for the first time in the history of the IPL.[32] In the finals, they were defeated by Mumbai Indians—the only team that Delhi could not defeat in the tournament despite playing them 4 times. Also, this was the most successful season for Delhi Capitals in the IPL history. In this season, all games were played in the UAE.[33]

### 2021 IPL

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Main article: 2021 Delhi Capitals season

The 2021 IPL season was held in India. All teams were scheduled to play at neutral venues (no team played at their home ground). On 30 March 2021, Delhi Capitals officially promoted Steve Smith to captain of the squad after Shreyas Iyer dislocated his shoulder while fielding a ball in the ODI series against England and consequently, was ruled out of the 2021 IPL season.[34] Delhi Capitals had 3 matches at the Wankhede Stadium, followed by 2 in Chennai, 4 in Ahmedabad and 5 in Kolkata. Delhi Capitals had won 6 games out of 8 matches and were placed at the top of the points table before the season was indefinitely suspended following a breach of the COVID-19 bio secure bubble.[35] On 4 May, the tournament was suspended indefinitely, after a rise in COVID-19 cases within the bio bubbles of some teams. At the time of the suspension, 31 of the scheduled 60 matches were still left to be played. On 29 May 2021, the BCCI announced that the remaining matches of the tournament would be played in the United Arab Emirates in September and October 2021. The schedule for the remainder of the tournament was released in July 2021.

### 2022 IPL

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Main article: 2022 Delhi Capitals season

### 2023 IPL

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DC franchise whose full form is Delhi Capitals has made a significant announcement ahead of the IPL 2023. The team has named David Warner as its captain for the upcoming season, with Axar Patel as his vice-captain. The move comes after captain Rishabh Pant was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.

Delhi could not qualify for the playoffs in the 16th edition of Tata IPL and finished at the 9th spot with 5 victories and 9 losses.

Players like Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, and Mitchell Marsh are struggling with their form. Bowlers could not gain their momentum through the whole season.

### 2024 IPL

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Main article: 2024 Delhi Capitals season

## Home ground

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The Delhi Capitals play their home matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium located in New Delhi.[36] They also have the modern Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur as their second home ground, however they haven't played any matches there since 2016.[37] Currently they use the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam as their secondary home ground since 2024.

## Team anthems

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Bollywood playback singer Kailash Kher was the artist for the team's anthem "Khelo Front Foot Pe" ("Play on the front foot") or "play aggressively".[38]

The Delhi Daredevils launched their new anthem "Munday Dilli Ke" ("The Lads from Delhi"), sung by Jaspreet Jasz and composed by Arijit Datta and Micu Patel, on 5 March 2012 on YouTube.[39][40]

Their anthem for the 2016 season of IPL, titled "Dhuandaar Dilli", was released on YouTube, sung by Sukhwinder Singh.[41]

In 2018, they released yet another theme song, titled "Dil Dilli hai, ab Dhadkega".

The theme song for the 2019 season for the rechristened franchise, the Delhi Capitals, was "Roar Machaa" sung by Amit Trivedi.[42]

## Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Year  | Kit Manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor (front)  | Shirt sponsor (back)  | Chest branding

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2008  | Adidas | Hero Honda | Religare | Adidas
2009  | Jetking | GMR
2010  | Idea | Panasonic
2011  | Muthoot Group
2012
2013
2014  | Flying Machine | Quikr[43] | Justdial
2015  | Daikin[44] | Lux Cozi | Flying Machine[45]
2016  | Shiv Naresh  | Manforce | Karbonn
2017  | Jio
2018  | T10 Sports[46] | NatureFresh[47] | Suzuki Gixxer[48]
2019  | SqadGear  | APL Apollo[49] | Lotus Herbals
2020  | JSW[50] | EbixCash[51] | APL Apollo[52]
2021  | Wrogn[53]
2022  | Octa[54]
2023  | DP World | Greenpanel
2024  | Puma | Hero FinCorp
2025  | All Seasons

## Players

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Main article: List of Delhi Capitals cricketers

This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: No new text since 2012. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (April 2023)

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Former India opener and Delhi local, Virender Sehwag was accorded the icon player status in the Delhi Daredevils team and was also the captain of the side during the first two seasons. However, he resigned and passed on the leadership to Gautam Gambhir for the 2010 season. But after Gambhir left the team for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the fourth edition, Sehwag was once again given the duty to captain the team. Since the start of the IPL in 2008, many international players such as Australian Glenn McGrath, South African batter and part-time keeper AB de Villiers, Sri Lankan player Tillakaratne Dilshan, Australian opener and former vice-captain David Warner, Andrew McDonald, New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori, Farveez Maharoof, Dirk Nannes, and Aussie opener Aaron Finch have donned the cap for the Daredevils. The team included Indian players like Tamil Nadu middle-order batter and keeper Dinesh Karthik and Yo Mahesh.[55]

In 2009, Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Malik left due to the ban on Pakistani players and Asif's positive drug test. Aussie opener David Warner, Andrew McDonald, English opener Paul Collingwood and Owais Shah were the new signings. Fast bowler Ashish Nehra came in from Mumbai Indians as a trade-off for Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan. For IPL 2010, Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques came in from the Kolkata Knight Riders in exchange for Manoj Tiwary and Owais Shah. Wayne Parnell was purchased at the auction for US$610,000.[citation needed]

In 2012, they bought Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene, Jamaican all-rounder Andre Russell, Doug Bracewell, Morne Morkel and English batter Kevin Pietersen.[56] The Daredevils also signed uncapped Indian all-rounder Pawan Negi, batters Manpreet Juneja and Kuldeep Rawal ahead of the 2012 season.[57] The Daredevils appointed Mahela Jayawardene as vice-captain for 2012.[58] On 29 February 2012, the Daredevils signed Kiwi batter Ross Taylor from the inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals in a trade for an undisclosed amount.[59] David Warner is the most valuable player and highest run scorer in 2022.

## Current squad

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* Source: ESPNcricinfo[60]
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
*  *  denotes a player who was unavailable for rest of the season.

No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Birth date  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Year signed  | Salary  | Notes

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Batters
33 | Jake Fraser-McGurk |  Australia |  (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2024 | ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas
77 | Ashutosh Sharma |  India |  (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹3.8 crore (US$450,000) |
13 | Faf du Plessis |  South Africa |  (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2025 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas; Vice-Captain
07 | Sameer Rizvi |  India |  (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹95 lakh (US$110,000) |
69 | Karun Nair |  India |  (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Wicket-keepers
1 | KL Rahul |  India |  (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 33) | Right-handed | — | 2025 | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) |
30 | Tristan Stubbs |  South Africa |  (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | 2024 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas
24 | Abishek Porel |  India |  (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22) | Left-handed | — | 2023 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) |
| Donovan Ferreira |  South Africa |  (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | — | 2025 | ₹75 lakh (US$89,000) | Overseas
All-rounders
20 | Axar Patel |  India |  (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹16.5 crore (US$2.0 million) | Captain
28 | Vipraj Nigam |  India |  (2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2025 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
| Darshan Nalkande |  India |  (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
| Madhav Tiwari |  India |  (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹40 lakh (US$47,000) |
| Manvanth Kumar |  India |  (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
| Tripurana Vijay |  India |  (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
| Ajay Mandal |  India |  (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
Pace bowlers
56 | Mitchell Starc |  Australia |  (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 35) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2025 | ₹11.75 crore (US$1.4 million) | Overseas
| T Natarajan |  India |  (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) |
49 | Mukesh Kumar |  India |  (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ₹8 crore (US$950,000) |
27 | Mohit Sharma |  India |  (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | ₹2.2 crore (US$260,000) |
| Dushmantha Chameera |  Sri Lanka |  (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 | ₹75 lakh (US$89,000) | Overseas
90  | Mustafizur Rahman |  Bangladesh |  (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed  | Left-arm

medium

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Spin bowlers
23 | Kuldeep Yadav |  India |  (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2022 | ₹13.25 crore (US$1.6 million) |

### Captains

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Last updated: 25 March 2025 [61]

Player  | Nationality[a] | From  | To  | Matches  | Won  | Lost  | Tied  | NR  | Win%  | Best Result

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Virender Sehwag |  India | 2008  | 2012 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 53.84  | SF (2008, 2009)
Gautam Gambhir |  India | 2009  | 2018 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 48  | 5/8 (2010)
Dinesh Karthik |  India | 2009  | 2018 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33  | Stand-In
James Hopes |  Australia | 2009  | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0  | Stand-In
Mahela Jayawardene |  Sri Lanka | 2012  | 2013 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33.33  | Playoffs (2012)
Ross Taylor |  New Zealand | 2012  | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0  | Stand-In
David Warner |  Australia | 2013  | 2023 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31.25  | 9/10 (2023)
Kevin Pietersen |  England | 2014  | 2014 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.09  | 9/10 (2023)
JP Duminy |  South Africa | 2015  | 2016 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37.5  | 7/8 (2015)
Zaheer Khan |  India | 2016  | 2017 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 43.47  | 6/8 (2016, 2017)
Karun Nair |  India | 2016  | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.6  | Stand-In
Shreyas Iyer |  India | 2018  | 2020 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 56.09  | Runners-up (2020)
Rishabh Pant |  India | 2021  | 2024 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 53.48  | Playoffs (2021)
Axar Patel |  India | 2024  | 2025 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 46.15  | League Stage (2025)
Faf du Plessis |  South Africa | 2025 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 00.00  | Stand-in

## Administration and support staff

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Position  | Name

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Team manager | Siddharth Bhasin
Director of cricket | Venugopal Rao
Head coach | Hemang Badani
Mentor | Kevin Pietersen
Assistant coach | Matthew Mott
Bowling coach | Munaf Patel
Fielding coach | Anton Roux
Fielding coach | Gnaneswara Rao
Head of scouting | Vijay Bharadwaj
Source: [62][63]

## Seasons

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### Indian Premier League

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Year  | League standing  | Final standing

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2008 | 4th out of 8  | Semi-finalists
2009 | 1st out of 8  | Semi-finalists
2010 | 5th out of 8  | League stage
2011 | 10th out of 10  | League stage
2012 | 1st out of 9  | Playoffs
2013 | 9th out of 9  | League stage
2014 | 8th out of 8  | League stage
2015 | 7th out of 8  | League stage
2016 | 6th out of 8  | League stage
2017 | 6th out of 8  | League stage
2018 | 8th out of 8  | League stage
2019 | 3rd out of 8  | Playoffs
2020 | 2nd out of 8  | Runners-up
2021 | 1st out of 8  | Playoffs
2022 | 5th out of 10  | League stage
2023 | 9th out of 10  | League stage
2024 | 6th out of 10  | League stage
2025 | 5th out of 10  | League Stage

### Champions League T20

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Year  | League standing  | Final standing

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2009 | 6th out of 12  | League stage
2010 | DNQ
2011
2012 | 3rd out of 14  | Semi-finalists

## Statistics

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Main article: List of Delhi Capitals records

### Result summary

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Summary of results  Years | Matches | Wins | Losses | No Result | Success Rate

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2008 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 46.67%
2009 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.67%
2010 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00%
2011 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 28.57%
2012 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11%
2013 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 18.75%
2014 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 14.28%
2015 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 35.71%
2016 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00%
2017 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42.86%
2018 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 35.71%
2019 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50%
2020 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 52.94%
2021 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50%
2022 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00%
2023 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 35.71%
2024 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00%
2025 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 50.00%
Total  | 267 | 122 | 141 | 4 | 45.69%

### Head to head

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Opponent  | Played  | Won  | Lost  | Tied+W  | Tied+L  | Tied  | No result  | Win %

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Chennai Super Kings | 31 | 12 | 19  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.71
Gujarat Titans | 5 | 3 | 2  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.00
Deccan Chargers | 11 | 7 | 4  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.63
Gujarat Lions | 4 | 3 | 1  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.00
Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2 | 1 | 1  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00
Kolkata Knight Riders | 34 | 15 | 18  | 1  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.11
Lucknow Super Giants | 6 | 3 | 3  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00
Mumbai Indians | 36 | 16 | 20  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.44
Pune Warriors India | 6 | 3 | 2  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.00
Punjab Kings | 33 | 15 | 17  | 1  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.45
Rajasthan Royals | 30 | 15 | 15  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00
Rising Pune Supergiant | 4 | 2 | 2  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00
Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 33 | 12 | 19  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36.36
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 25 | 11 | 13  | 1  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.00
Last updated: 17 April 2025[64]

## See also

[edit]

* Delhi Capitals (WPL)
* Dubai Capitals
* Pretoria Capitals
* India Capitals
* UP Yoddhas

## Notes

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1. ^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

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## External links

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* Official website
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* Players
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Home grounds|

* Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium (2008–present)
* Veer Narayan Singh Stadium
* ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium (2024–present)

Captains|

* Virender Sehwag (2008–2012)
* Gautam Gambhir† (2009–18)
* Dinesh Karthik† (2009–18)
* James Hopes† (2009–11)
* Ross Taylor† (2012)
* Mahela Jayawardene (2012–13)
* David Warner† (2013–23)
* Kevin Pietersen (2014)
* JP Duminy (2015-16)
* Zaheer Khan (2016–17)
* Karun Nair† (2016–17)
* Shreyas Iyer (2018–21)
* Rishabh Pant (2021–22, 2024–present)
* Axar Patel† (2024)
* Faf du Plessis (2025)

Coaches|

* Greg Shipperd (2008–11)
* Eric Simons (2012–13)
* Gary Kirsten (2014–15)
* Paddy Upton (2016–17)
* Ricky Ponting (2018–2024)

Seasons|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

See also|

* Delhi Capitals (WPL)
* Dubai Capitals
* Pretoria Capitals

† denotes a stand-in captain

* v
* t
* e

Delhi Capitals – current squad

* 1 Rahul (c, †)
* 2 Ferreira
* 07 Rizvi
* 13 du Plessis
* 20 Axar
* 23 Kuldeep
* 24 Abhishek (†)
* 27 Mohit
* 28 Nigam
* 30 Stubbs
* 33 Fraser-McGurk
* 49 Mukesh Kumar
* 50 Vijay
* 56 Starc
* 88 Brook
* – Ashutosh
* - Chameera
* – Mandal
* – Manvanth Kumar
* – Nair
* – Nalkande
* – Natarajan
* – Tiwari

* Head Coach: Hemang Badani
* Assistant Coach: Matthew Mott
* Bowling Coach: Munaf Patel

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* Board of Control for Cricket in India
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* 2008
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* 2014
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* 2020
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* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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Finals|

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* 2013
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