Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025: Delhi Capitals (DC) Team Profile
Delhi Capitals (DC) is another franchise cricket team that is part of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It was founded in 2008 and it was earlier known as the Delhi Daredevils. There are two owners of this franchise – GMR Group and JSW Sports. The DC team has not been able to prove its worth until now in the IPL. In the last IPL, the team was not able to perform well. Out of the 14 matches played by DC in 2024, they were only able to win 7 and their overall points count was pretty low.
With the new developments in the team this season, it is estimated that the overall performance of the team might improve. There are high hopes from Axar Patel who was the captain in 2024 of the team. It is estimated that Patel will again lead the team in this season. The coach of the team is Hemang Badani.
The owners of the team might have to work harder towards giving a complete look to the team and the coaches in order to make some improvements on the points table in 2025. Khelraja brings to you the latest news on this IPL betting app that will improve your odds of winning the best bets this season. Check out the other important information about DC in the following sections.
DC Squad 2025:
Abhishek Porel, Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Tripurana Vijay.
DC Home Ground – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
The Delhi Capitals typically like to play on their home ground – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. They are also given a second home ground – Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Rajpur in case the need arises.
In the last season, the ACA, VDCA Stadium in Vishakhapatnam was used as their home ground due to problems in the pitch of the Arun Jaitley Stadium. However, their primary home ground has seen several important IPL matches being played over time. The pitch report of the Arun Jaitley stadium has always given favour to the batters and as matches continue to be played here, the pitch gets even better. So, the possibility of seeing some good number of scores on the board is pretty high.
DC Team Identity
The team identity of the Delhi Capitals team can be easily reviewed through their colours of Blue and Red. With an emblem of a roaring lion in the center, the team has vouched to perform better and showcase their abilities to the world.
DC Fixtures IPL 2025
If you are a fan of the Delhi Capitals (DC) team then you would definitely love to know the matches that the team is about to play in the next few weeks. We bring to you the Delhi Capitals Fixtures for IPL 2025. You can enjoy the matches from the Arun Jaitley Stadium or visit the other locations where the team will be playing its matches with enthusiasm.
| Date | Day | Time | Opposition | Venue |
| Mar 24 | Monday | 7:30 | Lucknow Super Giants | Visakhapatnam |
| Mar 30 | Sunday | 3:30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Visakhapatnam |
| Apr 5 | Saturday | 3:30 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai |
| Apr 10 | Thursday | 7:30 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru |
| Apr 13 | Sunday | 7:30 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi |
| Apr 16 | Wednesday | 7:30 | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi |
| Apr 19 | Saturday | 3:30 | Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad |
| Apr 22 | Tuesday | 7:30 | Lucknow Super Giants | Lucknow |
| Apr 27 | Sunday | 7:30 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi |
| Apr 29 | Tuesday | 7:30 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi |
| May 5 | Monday | 7:30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad |
| May 8 | Thursday | 7:30 | Punjab Kings | Dharamsala |
| May 11 | Sunday | 7:30 | Gujarat Titans | Delhi |
| May 15 | Thursday | 7:30 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai |
Delhi Capitals Franchise History
In the inaugural tournament held by the BCCI in 2008, there were initially 8 teams and the DC was a part of the first franchises that were built. The DC team was earlier known as the Delhi Daredevils which was later renamed to Delhi Capitals as Delhi is the capital of the country. The GMR group bought the team for US $84 Million.
In 2018, 50% stock of the team was sold to JSW Sports at US $63 Million as the value of the team had increased multifold. Although the team has not been able to perform very well, its performance and skills have definitely improved each year. As new players are made a part of the team, the expectations have risen from the team as a whole.
Delhi Capitals (DC) Captains
In the following table, we bring to you more information about the different captains who have headed the team until now. The changes in the leadership of the team has been high as the owners are giving their best shot towards improving the team performance with every season. The details of the term of each captain, their wins and the losses are highlighted as follows:
| Player | Nationality | From | To | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied |
| Virender Sehwag | India | 2008 | 2012 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 0 |
| Gautam Gambhir | India | 2009 | 2018 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| Dinesh Karthik | India | 2009 | 2018 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| James Hopes | Australia | 2009 | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 2012 | 2013 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Ross Taylor | New Zealand | 2012 | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Warner | Australia | 2013 | 2023 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | England | 2014 | 2014 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| JP Duminy | South Africa | 2015 | 2016 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Zaheer Khan | India | 2016 | 2017 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| Karun Nair | India | 2016 | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shreyas Iyer | India | 2018 | 2020 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | India | 2021 | 2024 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | India | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TBA | 2025 | Present | |||||
Delhi Capitals (DC) Brand Value
The brand value of the Delhi Capitals is estimated to be around $80 million. Comparatively to some other teams, the value is definitely less as the team has failed to show some exceptional results in the past. As the performance shall improve, it is estimated that the overall value might also increase. It is definitely among the top 10 but not as high on the ladder as it should be.
Delhi Capitals (DC) Controversies
In 2023, the DC management had to issue a code of conduct for the team players after a case of misbehavior was reported by a woman at the franchise party. The team has received strong criticism from the residents of Delhi because of bad performance in the past. There have been many cases where the losses were from very small margins. Apart from this, there are also cases where the team lost due to umpiring confusion and a big controversy had lashed out post this information.
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