Delhi Capitals: A team rooted in Delhi’s identity yet still searching for IPL glory

Delhi Capitals, formerly known as Delhi Daredevils, are a cricket team in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They have participated in every edition since 2008, reaching the semi-finals in 2008 and 2009 but being eliminated in the league stage in 2010 and 2011. They made their first-ever final in 2020, losing to Mumbai Indians. The team’s captain is Rishabh Pant, and they are owned by GMR Group and JSW Group.

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DELHI CAPITALS BIO

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Captain: Rishabh Pant
Team Manager: Siddharth Bhasin
Director of Cricket: Sourav Ganguly
Head Coach: Ricky Ponting
Assistant Coach: Pravin Amre
Bowling Coach: James Hopes
Fielding Coach: Biju George

Sponsors

Principal Sponsors: JSW
Associate Sponsors: Royal Stag, Jio, Wrong
Official Partners: Fancraze, BKT, Bira 91, Fancode Shop, Fever FM

Delhi Capitals are among the franchises that have featured in every edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) since the inaugural season in 2008. Delhi Capitals were known as Delhi Daredevils for many years before a name change. They made the semi-finals in 2008 and 2009 but were eliminated in the league stage in 2010 and 2011. 

After reaching the playoffs in 2012, they were eliminated in the group stage in every edition from 2013 to 2018. They made the playoffs in 2019 and made their first-ever final in 2020. They finished runners-up going down to Mumbai Indians (MI) by five wickets. Delhi Capitals posted 156/7 batting first, which Mumbai Indians chased down in 18.4 overs.

In December 2018, Delhi Daredevils changed its name to Delhi Capitals. Regarding the rationale behind changing the team’s name, co-owner and chairman Parth Jindal said, “Delhi is the country’s power centre; it is the capital, therefore the name Delhi Capitals. Co-owner Kiran Kumar Grandhi added, “The new name symbolizes Delhi’s identity, and just like the city, we aim to be the centre of all action going forward.”

Under Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals finished first after the league stage in the IPL 2021 edition. They were widely termed as favourites to win the edition. However, they lost both the Qualifiers – going down to Chennai Super Kings, winning by 4 wickets in Qualifier 1 and to Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in Qualifier 2. 

Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Glenn McGrath, AB de Villiers, Daniel Vettori, Amit Mishra, Ashish Nehra, Glenn Maxwell, Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Axar Patel, Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje and Prithvi Shaw among others are some of the prominent names to have featured in the IPL over the years.

As of December 2022, the brand value of the Delhi Capitals franchise is estimated to be around USD 62.40 million.

Delhi Capitals Address – 8B, Ground Floor, Tej Building, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, Near ITO, New Delhi 110 002, India
Contact Number – +91 011 6131 4100
Email Address – contact@delhicapitals.in
Delhi Capitals’ official website – https://www.delhicapitals.in

DELHI CAPITALS SQUAD 2024

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PLAYER NAME	COUNTRY	ROLE	BATTING /BOWLING	JERSEY NO.
Rishabh Pant (Captain)	India	Wicket-keeper	Left-Handed Bat	17
Axar Patel (Vice Captain)	India	Allrounder	Left-handed, Slow Left arm Orthodox	20
Abishek Porel	India	Wicket-keeper	Left-Handed Bat	01
Shai Hope	West Indies	Wicket-keeper	Right-hand bat	04
Kumar Kushagra	India	Wicket-keeper	Right hand Bat, Wicketkeeper	–
David Warner	Australia	Batter	Left-Handed Bat, Legbreak	31
Prithvi Shaw	India	Batter	Right-Handed Bat, Right arm Offbreak	100
Kuldeep Yadav	India	Batter	Left-handed, Left-arm chinaman	23
Harry Brook	England	Batter	Right-hand bat, Right arm Medium	88
Tristan Stubbs	South Africa	Batter	Right hand Bat, Right arm Medium	12
Yash Dhull	India	Batter	Right-handed Bat, Right arm Offbreak	22
Mitchell Marsh	Australia	Allrounder	Right-handed, Right-arm Fast-medium	08
Lalit Yadav	India	Allrounder	Right-handed Bat, Right arm Offbreak	16
Sumit Kumar	India	Allrounder	Right hand Bat, Right arm Medium fast	–
Swastik Chikara	India	Allrounder	Right hand Bat, Right arm Offbreak	–
Anrich Nortje	South Africa	Bowler	Right Handed, Right arm Fast	02
Ishant Sharma	India	Bowler	Right-handed, Right-arm Fast Medium	29
Khaleel Ahmed	India	Bowler	Right-handed, Left-arm fast-medium	71
Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	Bowler	Right-hand Bat, Right-arm Fast	22
Mukesh Kumar	India	Bowler	Right-handed,Right arm Medium	49
Jhye Richardson	Australia	Bowler	Right-hand Bat, Right-arm Fast	60
Vicky Otswal	India	Bowler	Right Handed Bat, Left arm Orthodox	78
Ricky Bhui	India	Batter	Right hand Bat, Legbreak Googly	–
Rasikh Dar	India	Bowler	Right hand Bat,Right arm Medium	–
Praveen Dubey	India	Bowler	Right-Hand Bat, Right arm Legbreak	46
Jake Fraser-McGurk	Australia	Batter	Right-Hand Bat, Right arm Legbreak	–

RECORDS BY TEAM

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• Losing a match by the highest margin in terms of runs (146) – vs Mumbai Indians in Delhi, May 2017.
• Highest strike rate in an innings – Minimum 25 runs (422.22) – Chris Morris 38* off 9 balls vs RPS in Pune, April 2017.
• Highest individual score by an Indian left-hander in the IPL (128* off 63 balls) – Rishabh Pant vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi, May 2018.
• Longest losing streak in the IPL (9) – Delhi Capitals share the record with Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors

MAJOR STADIUMS

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The Delhi Capitals play their home games at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The stadium has a captaincy of 41,842. They also played some games at Raipur at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. However, the franchise hasn’t played any games there since 2016.

DELHI CAPITALS PHOTO GALLERY

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