The Delhi Capitals are one of the sides in the IPL to have never lifted the IPL title; however, in the hunt for the trophy, they have made huge changes to their squad, also having released the likes of one of the finest modern-day Indian cricketers in the shortest format.
The Capitals have changed their management side, with Venugopal Rao taking over as their Director of Cricket, replacing Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, while Hemant Badani takes over as head coach, replacing the veteran Australian, Ricky Ponting.
Though the Capitals could not bring back Pant, they have had a stunning auction as they included the likes of KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Harry Brook, Faf du Plessis, and lastly Natrajan into their side. They also showed a futuristic move by having players like Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tristan Stubbs, and Harry Brook.
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Delhi Capitals Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Harry Brook, Sameer Rizvi, Faf Du Plessis, Karun Nair, and Tristian Stubbs
Wicket-keepers: Abhishek Porel, Donovan Ferreira, and KL Rahul
All-rounders: Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Ajay Mandal, Vipraj Nigam, Darshan Nalkande, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari, and Tripurana Vijay.
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, T. Natrajan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, and Dusmantha Chameera.
Delhi Capitals predicted Playing 11:
Openers: Jake Fraser-McGurk and KL Rahul
The young and aggressive batter JFM will once again be in command on the short dimensions of the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi alongside veteran and IPL’s most consistent 500-club run-scorer, KL Rahul, who might also be seen as their skipper for the season.
Middle-Order Batters: Abhishek Porel, Harry Brook, and Tristian Stubbs
The Delhi Capitals middle order looks the most dynamic due to their core consisting of currently rising talents like Indian wk-batsman Abhishek Porel and two of the world-class batters, Harry Brook from England and Protea superstar Stubbs.
All-Rounders: Axar Patel and Ashutosh Sharma
While they invested heavily to retain the likes of Axar Patel, the all-rounder from India, he will play a vital role with both the bat and ball for the Capitals, and alongside him, the finisher from PBKS last season, Ashutosh Sharma, might be seen coming down the order.
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, and T. Natrajan
The Delhi Capitals made a quirky investment in Aussie pacer Mitchell Starc for more than INR 11.75 crore, as Starc will spearhead the bowling lineup.
Alongside the Aussie were the two Indians, Mukesh Kumar and T. Natrajan, one with the new ball while the other during the death overs.
Impact Player: Mohit Sharma/Sameer Rizvi
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