Delhi Capitals – Franchise, History, IPL Seasons, Players, Grounds, and more
Delhi Capitals, which used to be called Delhi Daredevils, is a franchise cricket team in the Indian Premier League that is based in Delhi (IPL). Two separate groups, GMR and JSW, share ownership of the franchise. The team plays at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, which is its home field. Rishabh Pant is the team’s captain, and Ricky Ponting is its coach. In 2020, the Capitals went to the IPL final for the first time.
History of the Franchise (Delhi Capitals)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) runs the IPL, a cricket league supported by the International Cricket Council (ICC). In the first tournament, which took place from April to June 2008, BCCI chose the eight teams that would take part. The teams came from eight cities in India, one of which was Delhi. The auction took place in Mumbai, India, on February 20, 2008. The GMR Group, a company that builds homes, paid US$84 million for the Delhi team. The team used to be called the Delhi Daredevils, but in December 2018, they changed their name to the Delhi Capitals.
History of the Team – IPL Seasons
The 2008 IPL season
During the first year of the IPL, the Delhi Daredevils beat the Rajasthan Royals and the Deccan Chargers in their first two games. Then, after losing to the Kings XI Punjab, the team beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Chennai Super Kings in their next two games. Finally, in the semi-final, the Rajasthan Royals conquered the Delhi Daredevils and went on to win the tournament.
The 2009 IPL season
During most of the 2009 IPL season, Gautam Gambhir, a former Indian opener from Delhi who was also the team’s captain, led the Daredevils to the top of the table. Sehwag, Gambhir, Dilshan, AB de Villiers, and Manoj Tiwary were all good batsmen for the Daredevils. But even though the Daredevils had the most points during the regular season, they lost in the semi-final when the captain of the Deccan Chargers, Adam Gilchrist, hit the fastest 50 in IPL history at the time.
The 2012 IPL season
After a subpar 2011 season in which they finished last, the Delhi Daredevils showed a new side in the 2012 IPL season. They made a strong comeback after buying players like Afro-English batsman Kevin Pietersen, Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene, and New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor. As a result, they were in the first place, and the Kolkata Knight Riders were in second. After Indian opener Virender Sehwag stepped down as captain of the Delhi Daredevils during the 2012 season of the Champions League Twenty20, Mahela Jayawardane was named as the new captain.
The 2013 IPL season
In 2013, the Delhi Daredevils lost their first six games in the IPL. However, they won their first game against the Mumbai Indians in their seventh game. The 161 runs that Virender Sehwag and Mahela Jayawardene put up together helped them beat the Mumbai Indians and win the game. Even though the season wasn’t very good, as the season went on, some big names were added to the support staff. Sir Vivian Richards, one of the best batsmen in West Indies history, was chosen as their new brand ambassador.
The 2014 IPL season
The Delhi Daredevils said on January 10, 2014, before the IPL 2014 auction, that they would not keep any of their current players for season seven. 2014 was yet another bad year for the Delhi Daredevils. 2014 was yet another bad year for the Delhi Daredevils. Even though South Africa didn’t do well, the team captain, all-rounder JP Duminy, scored 410 runs in 14 games at an average of 51.25. He finished the competition with eight of the most runs scored. Again, the Delhi Daredevils came in last.
The 2015 IPL season
The team came in seventh place in the IPL in 2015. However, due to their poor performances over the past two years, the fans in Delhi were very critical of them.
The 2016 IPL season
Rahul Dravid, an Indian batsman and the head coach of India U-19, will help the Daredevils improve their batting. Zaheer Khan, who used to be a fast bowler for India, will lead the Delhi Daredevils in the 2016 IPL season. Five of their first seven games were wins, giving them 10 points. They only lost by one run in their second game, which was against a team that had never played before. The Daredevils were the favorites to make the playoffs, but they ended up in a sixth place with 14 points after playing 14 games.
The 2017 IPL season
The Delhi Daredevils finished the season with six wins (+12 points) and eight losses. This put them in sixth place again. In the middle of the tournament, Zaheer Khan, the captain, and a former Indian pacer, hurt his hamstring and had to miss three games. In his place, the young Indian batsman Karun Nair took over as captain.
The 2018 IPL season
Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, and Rishabh Pant all stayed with the Delhi Daredevils. In order to keep his job as coach of India A and India U-19, Rahul Dravid had to quit his job as a coach. This was because of a conflict of interest debate. The new coach will be Ricky Ponting.
The 2019 IPL season
The Delhi Capitals kept 14 players and got India opener, Shikhar Dhawan from the Sunrisers Hyderabad in a trade. On December 18, 2018, the day of the IPL auction, DC got all 10 players they needed. Sourav Ganguly, who used to be captain of the Indian team, is now an official advisor for Delhi Capitals. The Capitals’ first game of the season was a 37-run win over the three-time champion Mumbai. After seven years, the Capitals made it to the playoffs. They beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in their first playoff game. They lost the second game to the Chennai Super Kings by six wickets, and in the playoffs, they came in second, which was their best finish ever.
The 2020 IPL season
Seven of the first nine games in the tournament were won by the team. But they lost four games in a row, which put them in a spot, where losing their last game could mean they don’t make the playoffs. Also, by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2, they became the first team in IPL history to make it to the finals. Also, this was the best year for the Delhi Capitals in the history of the IPL. All of the games this season took place in the UAE.
The 2021 IPL season
After Shreyas Iyer hurt his shoulder while fielding a ball in the ODI series against England and was forced to miss the 2021 IPL season, the Delhi Capitals made Rishabh Pant the new captain of the team on March 30, 2021. The Delhi Capitals played three games at the Wankhede Stadium, two games in Chennai, four games in Ahmedabad, and five games in Kolkata. Before the COVID-19 bio secure bubble was broken, Delhi Capitals had won 6 of their 8 games and were at the top of the points table. As a result, the season was put on hold indefinitely.
The 2022 IPL season
Before the big auction in 2022, Delhi Capitals kept four players. As a result, they had the fifth most points at the end.
Stadings of Delhi Capitals in Seasons
| Season | League table standing | Final result |
| 2008 | 4th out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2009 | 1st out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 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 |
Results by Opposition of Delhi Capitals
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Win % |
| Chennai Super Kings | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Deccan Chargers | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63.63 |
| Gujarat Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 29 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44.82 |
| Mumbai Indians | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 46.66 |
| Pune Warriors India | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Punjab Kings | 29 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 48.27 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 28 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 35.71 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45 |