Delhi Capitals | DC 2025 Squad & Overview

Delhi Capital (DC) is a professional franchise cricket team of Delhi that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is jointly owned by the GMR group and JSW Sports. The team was initially known as Delhi Daredevils and was established in 2008. The team’s home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium (used to be known as Feroz Shah Kotla), located in New Delhi. The team’s first IPL finals was in 2020 against the Mumbai Indians. You will learn more details about the team in this article.

Delhi Capitals Overview

Captain	KL Rahul
Coach	Hemang Badani
Home Ground	Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
IPL Titles	None (Runners-up in 2020)
Owner	GMR Group & JSW Sports

DC- Delhi Capitals Squad 2025

Batsman

All Rounders

Bowlers

Delhi Capitals History

Formerly known as Delhi Daredevils, this team was founded in 2008. The franchise was later rebranded as Delhi Capitals in 2018. It was decided by the co-owner and chairman Parth Jindal to change the name as he stated, “Delhi is the power center of the country, it is the capital, therefore the name Delhi Capitals”, was given by the co-owner Kiran Kumar Gandhi. He said the new name symbolizes Delhi’s identity and just like the city, we are aiming to be the center of all action going forward”. The team anthem was sung by Kailash Kher, known as “Khelo Front Foot Pe,” also known as “play aggressively”. Former India opening batsman and a local Delhi citizen, Virender Sehwag, was one of the star players of the Delhi Daredevils. He was also the captain of the side during the first two seasons of the IPL (Indian Premier League). The team currently has no IPL titles and was a runner-up in 2020 against the Mumbai Indians.

Delhi Capitals Squad (2025)

KL Rahul (Captain)	Tripurana Vijay	T Natarajan
Harry Brook	Manvanth Kumar	Mohit Sharma
Karun Nair	Ajay Mandal	Mukesh Kumar
Sameer Rizvi	Jake Fraser-McGurk	Dushmantha Chameera
Ashutosh Sharma	Mitchell Starc	Darshan Markande
Faf du Plessis	Axar Patel	Kuldeep Yadav
Vipraj Nigam	Tristan Stubbs	Madhav Tiwari
Donovan Ferreira	Abhishek Porel	–

Delhi Capitals Highs

In 2020, Delhi Capitals reached their first-ever IPL final against the Mumbai Indians, which they lost. The team regularly reached several playoffs in recent Indian Premier League matches, showing repetitive competitive performance.

Delhi Capitals Lows

The team struggled a lot in their early playoffs, strictly speaking, with frequent bottom-half finishes in the league. The team struggled a lot as it suffered several change of captains affecting the team overall strategy and morale.

Delhi Capitals Record Table

The table below shows the summary of Delhi Capitals’ performance:

Season	Matches Played	Wins	Losses	No Result	Final Standing	Top Run Scorer	Top Wicket Taker
2008	15	7	7	1	Semi-finalists	Virender Sehwag	Glenn McGrath
2009	15	10	5	0	Semi-finalists	AB de Villiers	Ashish Nehra
2010	14	7	7	0	Group Stage	Virender Sehwag	Amit Mishra
2011	14	4	9	1	Group Stage	David Warner	Morne Morkel
2012	18	11	7	0	Playoffs	Virender Sehwag	Morne Morkel
2013	16	3	13	0	Group Stage	David Warner	Umesh Yadav
2014	14	2	12	0	Group Stage	Jean-Paul Duminy	Imran Tahir
2015	14	5	9	0	Group Stage	Shreyas Iyer	Nathan Coulter-Nile
2016	14	7	7	0	Group Stage	Quinton de Kock	Chris Morris
2017	14	6	8	0	Group Stage	Rishabh Pant	Pat Cummins
2018	14	5	9	0	Group Stage	Rishabh Pant	Trent Boult
2019	16	10	6	0	Playoffs	Shikhar Dhawan	Kagiso Rabada
2020	17	10	7	0	Runners-up	Shikhar Dhawan	Kagiso Rabada
2021	16	10	6	0	Playoffs	Shikhar Dhawan	Avesh Khan
2022	14	7	7	0	5th Place	David Warner	Kuldeep Yadav
2023	14	5	9	0	9th Place	David Warner	Anrich Nortje
2024	14	6	8	0	7th Place	Rishabh Pant	Kuldeep Yadav

FAQs About Delhi Capitals

1. Why was Delhi Daredevils renamed Delhi Capitals?

The franchise rebranded itself in 2018 to reflect Delhi’s status as the capital city and to bring a fresh identity for the team leading to boost team morale.

2. Have the Delhi Capitals ever won an IPL title?

No, up to 2024, Delhi Capitals has yet to win any IPL title, but they reached the final in 2020 against the Mumbai Indians.

3. Who is the most successful captain in Delhi Capitals history?

Shreyas Iyer led the Delhi Capitals to their first finals in 2020, making him one of the most successful captains in terms of tournament progress.

4. What is Delhi Capitals’ best-ever IPL season?

The 2020 season, when they finished as runners-up against one of the best teams, the Mumbai Indians, was DC’s best season so far.

5. Who is Delhi Capitals’ top run scorer in IPL history?

Rishabh Pant is the leading run-scorer for DC, having played multiple match-winning knockouts for the team.