Delhi capitals (DC), One of the oldest IPL teams, has seen a lot of changes, including changes in the names and captains of the team. In this article, we will talk about all IPL captains of Delhi Capital (DC).
All IPL captains of Delhi Capital (DC)
Virender Sehwag (2008-2012)
Former Indian captain Virender Sehwag In the inaugural season of the IPL, Delhi’s capitals captained the capitals, and the team did everything by finishing in the top four and qualifying for the semi -finals.
Sehwag led the team for two consecutive sessions and filled as a stand-in captain by 2012 on various occasions.
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Sehwag led DC in 52 matches and won more than 50% of them, which translates 28 wins and 24 defeats.
Gautam Gambhir (2009-2018)
Gautam Gambhir Before the release by the team, there was a part of Delhi’s capitals for the first three sessions.
Gambhir then returned as the captain of the team in 2018, which was also Gambhir’s last IPL season.
The left -handed batsman led DC in 25 matches and won 12 games, while there were 13 opportunities that DC found himself defeated with defeat.
Dinesh Karthik (2010-2014)
Former Indian wicketkeeper-daughter Dinesh Karthik has been a trip as far as IPL is concerned. He was part of DC for a few sessions and also captained the side in some matches in 2010 and 2014.
Karthik played as the captain of the team in six matches and was able to win some win.
James Hops (2011)
Former Australian all -rounder James hopes, Joe played for Delhi Capital in the 2011 season of the league, also captained the team in three matches and failed to win a single win in two of the matches completed.
Mahela Jayawardene (2012-2013)
Mahela Jayawardene was appointed as the captain of Delhi Capital for a few sessions and led the team in a total of 18 matches, won six and lost 11 of them.
Ross Taylor (2012)
Ross Taylor led DC in some matches in 2012, but did not succeed in winning one of the full matches.
David Warner (2013-2023)
DC was the first team to be a part before Warner SRH. Warmer led Capital in 16 matches and won 31% matches.
Kevin Peterson (2014)
Aggressive english batsman Kevin Peterson The 2014 version of the League was appointed as the captain of the side, but led the team in only 11 matches before leaving the post as the captain of the side.
JP Duminy (2015-2016)
Former South African all -rounder JP Duminy was given the captaincy for the 2015 edition and did not have a successful work. Duminy also led the team in some matches in 2016.
Zaheer Khan (2016-2017)
Veteran Indian Pacer Zaheer Khan captained the capitals in the 2016 and 2017 sessions and did a good job as a side captain in its first year, as DC almost made it in the playoffs that year.
However, things were not employed in the next season, as DC finished sixth in the points table with six wins and eight defeats.
Karun Nair (2017)
Karun Nair Apart from this, he led DC in three matches in the 2017 season and managed to win some of them before the team was released.
Shres Iyer (2018-2020)
Shreyas Iyer was given the captaincy midway through the 2018 season, and he became one of the most successful captains for DC with 21 wins in 41 matches, and also directed the team in the final in 2020.
Rishabh Pant (2021-2024)
Rishab Pant, who was made the captain of the team in the absence of regular captain Shres Iyer, as he was injured during the first half of the season, directed the team in the playoffs.
This was the third consecutive playoff attendance of the Delhi Capital in the league, which inspired the management to appoint Rishabh as the full -time captain of DC.
Saying that, 2021 was the only year in which Rishabh was able to make a difference as captain, as the next two sessions he played as the captain of the capitals.
Exer Patel (2024-2025)
Exer, who was appointed as deputy Rishabh Pant For the 2024 season, the next year was promoted to lead the team, and Exer started well by winning four matches on Trot.
But struggled to maintain continuity as Delhi’s capitals lost their way in the middle of the tournament and failed to make it in the playoffs.
FAF Do Placeis (2025)
FAF Do Plessis led the team in the backnd of the tournament in 2025, when the team was in dire need of victory, but could not work.
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