The Delhi Capitals are amongst the teams that have gone through name changes over their careers in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was originally called the Delhi Daredevils and was one of the inaugural IPL teams, when the league started in 2008. The team used the name from 2008 to 2018 following which they rebranded and started using the Delhi Capitals name 2019 onwards. The team lies under the ownership of JSW GMR Cricket Pvt Ltd and have Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi as their home stadium.
The Delhi Capitals are one of the Indian Premier League (IPL) teams that are yet to win the IPL Championship in their career, as of March 2025. However, they competed in their first IPL final match against the Mumbai Indians in 2020, in which the Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets. The team is being captained by Axar Patel, while being under the guidance of their coach Hemang Badani, as of March 2025.
Delhi Capitals' squad for IPL 2025
The Delhi Capitals has spent INR 119.8 crores to gain their team members for the 2025 IPL games. These included both the newcomers to the teams as well as their retained players. The table below is an example of all the members of the Delhi Capitals squad, as per their official website:
| Batters | Bowlers | All-Rounders |
| KL Rahul (Wicket-Keeper) | Mitchell Starc | Axar Patel (Captain) |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | T. Natarajan | Sameer Rizvi |
| Karun Nair | Mohit Sharma | Ashutosh Sharma |
| Faf du Plessis | Mukesh Kumar | Darshan Nalkande |
| Donovan Ferreira (Wicket-Keeper) | Dushmantha Chameera | Vipraj Nigam |
| Abhishek Porel (Wicket-Keeper) | Kuldeep Yadav | Ajay Mandal |
| Tristan Stubbs (Wicket-Keeper) | Manvanth Kumar | |
| Harry Brook | Tripurana Vijay | |
| Madhav Tiwari |
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IPL 2025 DC squad's Indian players list
The Delhi Capitals have sixteen Indian players in total for the 2025 IPL games. Out of these, three players were retained while the remaining thirteen players are newcomers to the team. The table below showcases all the newcomers and the retained Indian players in the Delhi Capitals team, as of March 2025:
| Sr No. | Player | Role |
| 1. | Karun Nair | Batter |
| 2. | Abishek Porel (Retained) | Batter/Wicket-Keeper |
| 3. | KL Rahul | Batter/Wicket-Keeper |
| 4. | Sameer Rizvi | All-Rounder |
| 5. | Axar Patel (Retained) | All-Rounder |
| 6. | Ashutosh Sharma | All-Rounder |
| 7. | Darshan Nalkande | All-Rounder |
| 8. | Ajay Mandal | All-Rounder |
| 9. | Vipraj Nigam | All-Rounder |
| 10. | Manvanth Kumar | All-Rounder |
| 11. | Tripurana Vijay | All-Rounder |
| 12. | Madhav Tiwari | All-Rounder |
| 13. | Kuldeep Yadav (Retained) | Bowler |
| 14. | Mohit Sharma | Bowler |
| 15. | T Natarajan | Bowler |
| 16. | Mukesh Kumar | Bowler |
IPL 2025 DC squad's overseas players list
The Delhi Capitals have obtained seven overseas players from the 2025 IPL mega auctions. These include one retained player and six newcomers to the team. Here are the newcomers and retained for the 2025 Delhi Capitals sqaud for the IPL games, as per IPL's official website:
| Sr No. | Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| 1. | Harry Brook | Batter |
| 2. | Jake Fraser McGurk | Batter |
| 3. | Faf du Plessis | Batter |
| 4. | Tristan Stubbs (Retained) | Batter/Wicket-Keeper |
| 5. | Donovan Ferreira | Batter/Wicket-Keeper |
| 6. | Dushmantha Chameera | Bowler |
| 7. | Mitchell Starc | Bowler |
DC Team 2025: Delhi Capitals IPL 2025 auction bids
The Delhi Capitals, just like other IPL teams had a total amount of INR 120 crores as their purse value. The team spent INR 119.8 crores in both getting new players as well as retaining players for the 2025 IPL games. The following table shows all the newcomer players and the retained players that the team will be using in the 2025 IPL games:
| Sr No. | Player | Base Price | Final Price |
| 1. | KL Rahul | INR 2 crore | INR 14 crore |
| 2. | Mitchell Starc | INR 2 crore | INR 11.75 crore |
| 3. | T Natarajan | INR 2 crore | INR 10.75 crore |
| 4. | Jake Fraser-McGurk (RTM) | INR 2 crore | INR 9 crore |
| 5. | Mukesh Kumar (RTM) | INR 2 crore | INR 8 crore |
| 6. | Harry Brook | INR 2 crore | INR 6.25 crore |
| 7. | Ashutosh Sharma | INR 30 lakh | INR 3.80 crore |
| 8. | Mohit Sharma | INR 50 lakh | INR 2.20 crore |
| 9. | Faf du Plessis | INR 2 crore | INR 2 crore |
| 10. | Sameer Rizvi | INR 30 lakh | INR 95 lakh |
| 11. | Donovan Ferreira | INR 75 lakh | INR 75 lakh |
| 12. | Dushmantha Chameera | INR 75 lakh | INR 75 lakh |
| 13. | Vipraj Nigam | INR 30 lakh | INR 50 lakh |
| 14. | Karun Nair | INR 30 lakh | INR 50 lakh |
| 15. | Madhav Tiwari | INR 30 lakh | INR 40 lakh |
| 16. | Tripurana Vijay | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 17. | Manvanth Kumar L | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 18. | Akay Jadav Mandal | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 19. | Darshan Nalkande | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 20. | Axar Patel | NA | INR 16.5 crore |
| 21. | Kuldeep Yadav | NA | INR 13.25 crore |
| 22. | Tristan Stubbs | NA | INR 10 crore |
| 23. | Abhishek Porel | NA | INR 4 crore |
IPL 2025 DC auction's purse value
The Delhi Capitals spent a purse value of INR 119.8 crores out of their total purse value of INR 120 crores for the 2025 IPL games. Following all the purchases and retentions, they still have INR 20 lakhs remaining in their purse. The following table is an account of how much they spent in different sections of the 2025 IPL mega auctions:
| Auction Purse | INR 120 crores |
| Retention Spent | INR 43.75 crores |
| Auction Spent | INR 119.8 crores |
| Purse Remaining | INR 20 Lakhs |
FAQs on Delhi Capitals
A. Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the Delhi Capitals retained three Indian players and an overseas player.
A. The Delhi Capitals purchased 19 players in the IPL 2025 mega auction, which comprised 13 Indians and 6 overseas players.
A. The Delhi Capitals have a squad size of 23 players for IPL 2025.
A. The Delhi Capitals signed KL Rahul for INR 14 crore who turned out to be their most expensive buy of IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. Axar Patel will be captaining the Delhi Capitals teams for the 2025 IPL games.
A. The Delhi Capitals have retained players like Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel and Kuldeep Yadav for the IPL 2025 games.
