Delhi Capitals, a team that has never won any IPL trophy, is going to make a fresh start once with IPL 2025. It is one of the most exciting teams in the Indian T20 League. The IPL mega auction gave the team a level playing field, and Delhi Capitals got another good opportunity to build a strong squad. The Delhi Capitals squad has been carefully selected to balance both batting and bowling strengths.
For starters, Delhi Capitals team will have a new Captain this year, as they have parted ways with Rishabh Pant. Pant was not retained by Delhi Capitals last year, but Delhi cricket team did try hard to buy him in the Auction. With Pant not there, Delhi Capitals will be looking at either Axar Patel or KL Rahul as the new Captain of the side.
Both Axar Patel and KL Rahul are solid options for the Captaincy, and it will be interesting to see whom Delhi Capitals select. While KL Rahul has been leading an IPL side since 2018, Axar Patel is already in the leadership group of the Indian team, with India projecting him as the Vice Captain. Let’s have a look at the best playing 11 and the official Delhi Capitals squad list for IPL 2025.
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No. | Player | Price | Type | Acquisition | Role |
1 | Axar Patel | ₹16.50 crore | Indian (capped) | Retained | Bowler |
2 | Kuldeep Yadav | ₹13.25 crore | Indian (capped) | Retained | Bowler |
3 | Tristan Stubbs (South Africa) | ₹10 crore | Overseas (capped) | Retained | Batter |
4 | Abishek Porel | ₹4 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Retained | Batter/Wicketkeeper |
5 | Mitchell Starc (Australia) | ₹11.75 crore | Overseas (capped) | Auction | Bowler |
6 | KL Rahul | ₹14 crore | Indian (capped) | Auction | Batter/Wicketkeeper |
7 | Jake Fraser-Mcgurk (Australia) | ₹9 crore | Overseas (capped) | RTM | Batter |
8 | T Natarajan | ₹10.75 crore | Indian (capped) | Auction | Bowler |
9 | Karun Nair | ₹50 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Auction | Batter |
10 | Sameer Rizvi | ₹95 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Auction | All-rounder |
11 | Ashutosh Sharma | ₹3.80 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Auction | All-rounder |
12 | Mohit Sharma | ₹2.20 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Auction | Bowler |
13 | Faf du Plessis (South Africa) | ₹2 crore | Overseas (capped) | Auction | Batter |
14 | Mukesh Kumar | ₹8 crore | Indian (capped) | RTM | Bowler |
15 | Darshan Nalkande | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Auction | All-rounder |
16 | Vipraj Nigam | ₹50 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Auction | All-rounder |
17 | Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka) | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Auction | Bowler |
18 | Donovan Ferreira | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Auction | Batter |
19 | Ajay Mandal | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Auction | All-rounder |
20 | Manvanth Kumar | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Auction | All-rounder |
21 | Madhav Tiwari | ₹40 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Auction | All-rounder |
22 | Tripurana Vijay | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Auction | All-rounder |