List of Delhi Capitals cricketers

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Virender Sehwag has represented Delhi Daredevils in 86 matches. Virender Sehwag in 2008.jpg
Virender Sehwag has represented Delhi Daredevils in 86 matches.

The Delhi Capitals are a franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India, and are one of the teams participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Capitals played their first match in the first season of the IPL against the Rajasthan Royals. [2] The Capitals reached the IPL playoffs three times, and have topped the group stage table twice. [3] [4] [5] Their performances in the competition have resulted in their qualification for the 2009 and 2012 Champions League Twenty20, [2] [6] in which they reached the semi-finals on the second occasion. [7] In total, 108 players have played for the Capitals, [8] of whom Rishabh Pant has played the most matches: 111 since his debut for the franchise in 2016. [1]

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The leading run-scorer for the Capitals is Rishabh Pant with 3,284 runs. [9] Rishabh Pant's innings of 128 not out against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018 is the highest individual score in an innings by a Capitals batsman. [10] David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan both have scored two centuries each for the Capitals, [10] whereas Virender Sehwag, AB de Villiers, Kevin Pietersen, Quinton de Kock, Sanju Samson, and Rishabh Pant have scored one each. [10] Albie Morkel has the team's best batting average: 86.00, though among batters who has scored more than 1,000 runs, JP Duminy has the best average with 44.13. [11] [α] Among Capitals's bowlers, Amit Mishra has taken more wickets than any other, with 106. [12] The best bowling average is Tristan Stubbs's 5.00, though among bowlers who have bowled more than 20 overs, Farveez Maharoof has the best average with 19.26. [13] Mishra has the best bowling figures in an innings: he got a five wicket haul against the Deccan Chargers in a 2008 match, while conceding only 17 runs. [14] Rishabh Pant has taken the most catches as wicket-keeper for the Capitals, [15] with 75, while also making the most stumpings: 23. [15] Axar Patel has claimed the highest number of catches among fielders, taking 47. [16]

Players

Key

Statistics are correct as of the Capitals's match against the Kolkata Knight Riders at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi, 2025 IPL, 29 April 2025.
These statistics do not cover practice matches or matches abandoned without a toss.

The Capitals capped cricketers
General Batting [19] Bowling [20] Fielding [20]
Name [8] Nationality [β] FirstLastMat Inn NO Runs HS 100 50 [γ] Avg SR Balls [δ] Wkt BBI [ε] ER [ζ] Ave Ca St
Shoaib Malik Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2008200875152240013.00110.645121/610.0042.5050
Brett Geeves Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20082008200004811/5011.3891.0030
Mohammad Asif Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2008200882033001.5050.0019282/199.2537.0010
Owais Shah Flag of England.svg  England 200920094417439*0024.66105.71020
Glenn McGrath Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20082009163244*004.0080.00360144/296.7028.7120
AB de Villiers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2008201028265671105*1331.95117.310220
Rajat Bhatia Flag of India.svg  India 20082010261539521007.91106.74410204/157.5525.8060
Tillakaratne Dilshan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 200820103130461567*0423.65113.4621172/166.2531.42170
Farveez Maharoof Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2008201020144177390017.70143.90420273/347.4319.2640
Yo Mahesh Flag of India.svg  India 200820101353156*007.5055.56283184/368.8623.2250
Mithun Manhas Flag of India.svg  India 200820102115725732*0032.12104.89080
Daniel Vettori Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20082010127467290022.33113.56257113/157.7530.1840
Pradeep Sangwan Flag of India.svg  India 2008201030105196*003.8061.299622293/188.0728.8650
Dirk Nannes Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20092010262143004.0030.76592314/246.8421.7750
Paul Collingwood Flag of England.svg  England 2010201087220375*0340.60130.138952/196.8120.2040
Moises Henriques Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2010201011011110011.00220.002411/358.7535.0010
Sarabjit Ladda Flag of India.svg  India 2010201052100*000.009042/449.5335.7500
Andrew McDonald Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200920116537633*0038.00120.6311452/379.6336.6000
Aavishkar Salvi Flag of India.svg  India 200920118000015072/198.0028.5720
Travis Birt Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2011201155075270015.00129.31000
Sridharan Sriram Flag of India.svg  India 2011201111044004.0057.14600/2525.0000
Matthew Wade Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201120113302211007.3366.67000
James Hopes Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201120111083196550239.20124.0519271/258.5038.8630
Ashok Dinda Flag of India.svg  India 2011201161000000.000.0010252/428.9430.4000
Yogesh Nagar Flag of India.svg  India 200920122721629544*0019.66106.498162/99.9222.3360
Aaron Finch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20112012880102300012.75105.151200/136.5040
Varun Aaron Flag of India.svg  India 20112012123111000.5012.50258102/198.2135.3010
Doug Bracewell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 201220121111212*00133.332433/328.0010.6710
Sunny Gupta Flag of India.svg  India 2012201211000000.000.001800/4715.6700
Virender Sehwag Flag of India.svg  India 2008201386855238211911729.40158.1613662/1810.3639.17300
Ashish Nehra Flag of India.svg  India 2009201330832522*005.0086.20667363/267.4122.8860
Umesh Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 201020135115114512*0011.2580.351037474/247.9329.17110
Unmukt Chand Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2011201317160248410015.5096.49070
Venugopal Rao Flag of India.svg  India 2011201325213468600126.00115.272400/1213.0040
Irfan Pathan Flag of India.svg  India 2011201350401549044*0019.60110.851009313/287.4740.54160
Roelof van der Merwe Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20112013106436140018.0087.80215103/206.2222.3030
Ajit Agarkar Flag of India.svg  India 20112013209453130010.60101.92398162/148.3334.5660
Morne Morkel Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201120134116711823*0013.11157.33948514/207.5223.3120
Mahela Jayawardene Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2012201333323691660523.82108.470110
Manprit Juneja Flag of India.svg  India 20132013770125490017.8697.66000
Bharat Chipli Flag of India.svg  India 2013201311016160016.0088.89000
Ben Rohrer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2013201388219364*0132.17137.86600/1212.0030
Johan Botha Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201320136604323007.1782.6910052/116.5421.8050
Jeevan Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 201320133302312007.6785.193011/167.2036.0020
Dinesh Karthik Flag of India.svg  India 20082014605381128690725.06126.0303115
Kevin Pietersen Flag of England.svg  England 2012201423224672103*1337.33131.506000/168.9070
Ross Taylor Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2012201420193298550118.62111.61080
Andre Russell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2012201474058310014.50145.0013811/519.96229.0010
Siddarth Kaul Flag of India.svg  India 20132014112297*0081.8220962/278.5049.3310
Wayne Parnell Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2014201482122002.00100.0018162/217.3937.1720
Murali Vijay Flag of India.svg  India 2014201411110207520118.82107.81600/1313.0080
James Neesham Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2014201443042220014.0091.305411/2910.1191.0000
Laxmi Shukla Flag of India.svg  India 2014201453031210010.3381.585611/318.8983.0010
Rahul Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 20142014200003611/3310.8365.0000
Rahul Shukla Flag of India.svg  India 2014201433218140018.0085.715421/1310.8949.0010
Manoj Tiwary Flag of India.svg  India 200820152722735561*0125.35113.411800/1113.0060
Kedar Jadhav Flag of India.svg  India 2010201541371456663*0224.61134.440134
C. M. Gautam Flag of India.svg  India 2013201544148300016.00123.08001
Jaydev Unadkat Flag of India.svg  India 20142015102111*001.0016.6720593/328.7833.3300
Saurabh Tiwary Flag of India.svg  India 2015201576610928*00139.74050
Yuvraj Singh Flag of India.svg  India 2015201514130248570219.08118.105411/148.0072.0020
Albie Morkel Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201520154328673*0186.00132.317232/219.0836.3310
Gurinder Sandhu Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20152015300004811/3310.2582.0010
Domnic Joseph Flag of India.svg  India 2015201562111001.0033.338442/187.2125.2500
Pawan Negi Flag of India.svg  India 201220162113710119*0016.83100.0026494/187.1535.0040
Mayank Agarwal Flag of India.svg  India 2014201621211355680217.75121.16040
Quinton de Kock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20142016232317201081532.73134.83042
JP Duminy Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20142016383512101578*0644.13130.80342134/177.3932.38130
Nathan Coulter-Nile Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201420161784297*007.2590.63369204/207.5123.1050
Imran Tahir Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201420162051185004.5078.26434294/288.6121.4830
Jayant Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 20152017102065003.0060.0018041/86.5349.0020
Angelo Mathews Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2015201714123176310019.56134.3521072/158.6343.1470
Zaheer Khan Flag of India.svg  India 201520173052104003.3338.46648273/207.4629.8540
Sam Billings Flag of England.svg  England 2016201711100226550222.60134.52070
Sanju Samson Flag of India.svg  India 20162017282836771021327.08127.26071
Carlos Brathwaite WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 20162017108095340011.88179.2517583/478.7832.0030
Ankit Bawne Flag of India.svg  India 201720171111212*00100.00000
Marlon Samuels WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 201720175402927007.2593.551800/1211.3310
Aditya Tare Flag of India.svg  India 201720173301818006.0078.26000
Corey Anderson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 201720171111414241*0020.29115.4511331/239.8862.0050
Pat Cummins Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20172017129477240015.40145.28277152/208.0824.8710
Gautam Gambhir Flag of India.svg  India 20082018504841200860927.27120.24080
Naman Ojha Flag of India.svg  India 201120183936743864*0115.10105.280272
Shahbaz Nadeem Flag of India.svg  India 2011201861197326002.6741.031205403/167.3737.00140
Glenn Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2012201814141175470013.46133.5911462/228.1125.6740
Mohammed Shami Flag of India.svg  India 20142018321364821006.86117.07654202/349.1750.0030
Jason Roy Flag of England.svg  England 2018201855112091*0130.00127.66040
Abhishek Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 201820183326346*0063.00190.91010
Dan Christian Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2018201843126130013.0078.797142/358.5425.2500
Vijay Shankar Flag of India.svg  India 201820181311721254*0153.00143.243011/2211.6058.0060
Junior Dala Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20182018100001800/3411.3300
Liam Plunkett Flag of England.svg  England 2018201872111*001.0033.3315043/179.0056.2520
Colin Ingram Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2011201915153205470017.08113.89010
Chris Morris Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2016201934261142782*0228.47160.53732414/268.1724.32190
Colin Munro Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20182019990147400016.33132.43020
Rahul Tewatia Flag of India.svg  India 20182019139576240019.00116.9217083/187.5926.8880
Trent Boult Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20182019194276003.50116.67430232/208.7827.35110
Sandeep Lamichhane Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2018201991000000.000.00210133/368.3422.4620
Sherfane Rutherford WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 201920197727328*0014.60135.194111/68.6359.0050
Keemo Paul WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 20192019861187003.6075.0016393/178.7226.3350
Hanuma Vihari Flag of India.svg  India 2019201922042002.0050.00600/99.0000
Harshal Patel Flag of India.svg  India 2018202012628136*0020.25137.29243123/289.3331.5010
Alex Carey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 202020203313214*0016.00110.34020
Daniel Sams Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2020202031000000.000.007200/309.5030
Tushar Deshpande Flag of India.svg  India 202020205212120*0021.00175.0010232/3711.2964.0010
Shikhar Dhawan Flag of India.svg  India 200820216363102066106*21638.98131.010270
Amit Mishra Flag of India.svg  India 200820211033417200310011.7683.3321421105/177.3723.93170
Shreyas Iyer Flag of India.svg  India 2015202187871223759601631.67123.960340
Kagiso Rabada Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2017202150188138440013.80102.991140764/218.2120.53230
Avesh Khan Flag of India.svg  India 20182021242195009.00150.00522283/138.3425.9350
Marcus Stoinis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2020202127246441650324.50142.72245153/269.8026.6750
Shimron Hetmyer WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 202020212624942753*0128.47158.740110
Ajinkya Rahane Flag of India.svg  India 202020211190121600113.44105.22040
Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 20202021281158120*0013.50106.58574203/297.5536.1050
Chris Woakes Flag of England.svg  England 202120213111515*00136.366652/187.4516.4000
Steve Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20212021871157390025.33112.59090
Tom Curran Flag of England.svg  England 2021202132121210021.00123.536843/299.1826.0000
Lukman Meriwala Flag of India.svg  India 20212021100001811/3210.6732.0000
K. S. Bharat Flag of India.svg  India 2022202222088004.00114.29000
Tim Seifert Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2022202222024210012.00126.32010
Mandeep Singh Flag of India.svg  India 202220223301818006.0078.26010
Kamlesh Nagarkoti Flag of India.svg  India 20222022100001200/2914.5000
Shardul Thakur Flag of India.svg  India 202220221410212029*0015.00137.93290154/369.7931.5370
Praveen Dubey Flag of India.svg  India 2020202342123160023.0069.706611/198.2791.0010
Ripal Patel Flag of India.svg  India 2021202397280230016.00109.591800/227.3300
Rovman Powell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 202220231715225767*0119.77146.021811/1811.6735.00100
Mustafizur Rahman Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 20222023102243*0066.6723493/188.2835.8910
Chetan Sakariya Flag of India.svg  India 2022202352144004.0066.6711462/239.1128.8320
Yash Dhull Flag of India.svg  India 202320234301613005.3369.57020
Sarfaraz Khan Flag of India.svg  India 20232023109214436*0020.57111.63040
Priyam Garg Flag of India.svg  India 2023202322022120011.0095.65000
Manish Pandey Flag of India.svg  India 202320231090160500117.78109.59030
Rilee Rossouw Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2023202399220982*0129.86148.23030
Phil Salt Flag of England.svg  England 20232023991218870227.75163.91050
Aman Khan Flag of India.svg  India 202320231191110510113.75108.91090
David Warner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20092024919082572109*22231.36135.360400
Rishabh Pant Flag of India.svg  India 20162024111110173284128*11835.31148.9307523
Prithvi Shaw Flag of India.svg  India 201820247979018929901423.95147.470170
Ishant Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 2019202434661210*00109.09678343/348.3827.8540
Anrich Nortje Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20202024461594923*008.17100.001054603/338.9626.23100
Lalit Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 202120242721530548*0019.06105.17288102/118.8542.50160
Khaleel Ahmed Flag of India.svg  India 20222024332000000.000.00733423/258.9626.0730
Mitchell Marsh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2022202421210440890320.95135.80241174/279.3422.0630
Ricky Bhui Flag of India.svg  India 2024202422033001.5033.33000
Shai Hope WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 20242024991183410022.88150.00060
Kumar Kushagra Flag of India.svg  India 2024202443032001.0042.86010
Sumit Kumar Flag of India.svg  India 20242024431189*009.0075.002000/1911.4010
Rasikh Salam Flag of India.svg  India 2024202411402810007.0093.3314793/3410.9829.8910
Jhye Richardson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2024202411022002.00100.002400/4010.0000
Lizaad Williams Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2024202421111*0050.003611/3812.0072.0010
Karun Nair § Flag of India.svg  India 2016202534312792890527.31129.84070
Axar Patel § Flag of India.svg  India 201920259271221199660324.47138.611878673/217.1833.52510
Mohit Sharma §Flag of India.svg  India 2020202582111*001.0033.3315031/1010.2085.0000
Kuldeep Yadav §Flag of India.svg  India 2022202549261813735*0017.1391.951084594/147.8323.9890
Abhishek Porel § Flag of India.svg  India 2023202528263617650326.83153.10080
Mukesh Kumar §Flag of India.svg  India 202320253054106*0010.0055.56588334/3310.2630.4580
Jake Fraser-McGurk §Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2024202515150385840425.67199.48060
Tristan Stubbs §Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2024202524221059671*0349.67178.982432/1113.7518.33140
Faf du Plessis §Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20252025550165620233.00134.15030
KL Rahul § Flag of India.svg  India 2025202599237193*0353.00146.06030
Sameer Rizvi §Flag of India.svg  India 2025202522024200012.00126.32000
Donovan Ferreira §Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2025202511011001.0033.33000
Ashutosh Sharma §Flag of India.svg  India 2025202597214566*0129.00170.59020
Dushmantha Chameera §Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2025202532222*0050.005431/2410.5631.6710
Vipraj Nigam §Flag of India.svg  India 202520251061104390020.80203.9216292/189.4828.4420
Mitchell Starc §Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20252025105352002.5055.56216145/3510.1726.1470

Captains

Key

Statistics are correct as of the Capitals's match against the Mumbai Indians at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, 2018 IPL, 20 May 2018.
These statistics do not cover practice matches or matches abandoned without a toss.

The Capitals captains
Name [18] FirstLastMatWonLost Tie NR Win% [η]
Virender Sehwag 200820125228240053.84
Gautam Gambhir 200920182512130048.00
Dinesh Karthik 201020146240033.33
James Hopes 20112011302010.00
Mahela Jayawardene 20122013186111036.11
Ross Taylor 20122012201010.00
Kevin Pietersen 2014201411110009.09
JP Duminy 2014201616690140.00
Zaheer Khan 201620172310130043.47
Karun Nair 201720173210066.66
Shreyas Iyer 201820204121182053.66
David Warner 20132023165110031.25
Rishabh Pant 202120244323191054.66
Axar Patel 202420253210066.66
Total2621181374345.73

See also

Notes

Footnotes

  1. Players like Doug Bracewell and Siddharth Kaul, who have been not out in all their innings for DD, are not considered because their batting average cannot be calculated.
  2. The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.
  3. A century made is not listed as an additional half century.
  4. This does not include illegal deliveries like no-balls and wides.
  5. The BBI has not been provided for those bowlers who have not taken any wicket while playing for RR.
  6. Average runs concede by bowlers while playing for RR.
  7. Games that did not have a result are not included in calculating the win percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.

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