Delhi Capitals, known as Delhi Daredevils in the past, participated in the IPL since 2008. Throughout its history, the franchise has had several captains such as Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, and Axar Patel.
In 2020, Delhi Capitals advanced to their first final in the IPL with Shreyas Iyer as the captain, but the team lost to the Mumbai Indians.
DC Captains With the Highest Win Percentage
| Rank | Captain | Matches | Wins | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karun Nair | 3 | 2 | 66.66% |
| 2 | Virender Sehwag | 52 | 28 | 53.84% |
| 3 | Rishabh Pant | 43 | 23 | 53.48% |
| 4 | Shreyas Iyer | 41 | 21 | 51.21% |
| 5 | Gautam Gambhir | 25 | 12 | 48.00% |
Karun Nair – 66.66%
Karun Nair has the highest win percentage among DC captains in this list. He led Delhi in three matches and won two. Although he was captain for only a few games, he had a good win record.
Virender Sehwag – 53.84%
Virender Sehwag was one of Delhi’s first captains. He led the team in 52 matches and won 28. He has the most wins as captain for Delhi.
Rishabh Pant – 53.48%
Rishabh Pant became Delhi’s captain in 2021. He led the team in 43 matches and won 23. Pant played an important role as both a batter and captain.
Shreyas Iyer – 51.21%
Shreyas Iyer became Delhi’s captain in 2018. He led the team to their first IPL final in 2020. Under his leadership, Delhi had some of their best IPL seasons.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel has also led Delhi Capitals. He has taken more responsibility as a senior player and has been an important part of the team.
Delhi Capitals Squad
Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Abishek Porel, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Mitchell Starc, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs and other players.