Delhi Capitals DC
Formerly Delhi Daredevils (until 2018)
Delhi Capitals have split their IPL captaincy into 12 eras since 2008. The longest ran three seasons, under Shreyas Iyer. Win rate, playoff runs, titles and every other captain who led inside them.
Captains of Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals have been led by ten captains in the IPL, the first taking charge in 2008. Virender Sehwag has taken charge most often, with Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and seven others also leading at times.
Each era is assigned to the season’s primary captain — whoever led most of that year’s matches. Other captains are named in each era below.
All Delhi Capitals captains by matches led
Captain ↕ | Matches ↕ | W–L | Win % ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | 52 | 28–24 | |
| Rishabh Pant | 43 | 24–19 | |
| Shreyas Iyer | 41 | 23–18 | |
| Axar Patel | 27 | 13–13 | |
| Zaheer Khan | 23 | 10–13 | |
| Gautam Gambhir | 21 | 10–11 | |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 16 | 6–9 | |
| David Warner | 16 | 5–11 | |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 16 | 4–12 | |
| Kevin Pietersen | 11 | 1–10 | |
| Dinesh Karthik† | 6 | 2–4 | |
| Karun Nair† | 3 | 2–1 | 66.7% |
| James Hopes† | 3 | 0–2 | 0.0% |
| Faf du Plessis† | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0% |
DC's all-time 46.6% win rate
Led matches without ever being a season's primary captain. Win rate excludes abandoned and no-result matches; Super Over wins count.
DC captaincy only — follow a name for that captain's full IPL record.
Under Axar Patel, DC came out on top in 14 of 28 matches throughout two seasons, a winning record, without a playoff appearance.
This era covers 28 matches; Patel led 26 of them and du Plessis two in 2025.
Under Pant, DC recorded seven victories in 2024 — as many wins as defeats — and finished in the league stage.
Of the 14 matches this era covers, Pant led 13, with Patel standing in for one match in the interim.
Warner's 2023 season brought five wins from 14 matches, and DC ended the season outside the playoff places.
Under Rishabh Pant, DC notched 17 wins over two seasons, a winning record, with one playoff appearance.
DC reached the 2020 final under Shreyas Iyer, losing to MI. DC posted 24 wins during three seasons, with one further playoff run.
DC played 47 matches in this era — Iyer captained 41, Gambhir six in 2018.
Under Zaheer Khan, DC posted 13 wins during two seasons — more losses than wins — without a playoff appearance.
This era covers 28 matches: Khan led 23; Nair led three in 2017; Duminy led two in 2016.
Duminy's 2015 season brought five wins from 14 matches, and DC ended the season outside the playoff places.
Under Pietersen, DC notched two wins in 2014 and ended the season outside the playoff places.
Captaincy changed hands inside this era's 14 matches — Karthik led the season's first three, Pietersen the last 11.
In 2013, DC won 18.8% of its 16 matches under Jayawardene and missed the playoffs.
Of the 16 matches this era covers, Jayawardene led 14, with Warner standing in for two in the interim.
Sehwag's two seasons in charge brought DC a losing record, making the playoffs once.
Of the era's 32 matches, Sehwag led 27; Hopes led three in 2011; Jayawardene led two in 2012.
DC posted seven wins in 2010, level on the season, and finished outside the top four under Gambhir.
Of the 14 matches this era covers, Gambhir led 11, with Karthik standing in for three in the interim.
Under Virender Sehwag, DC made the playoffs in both seasons but never a final.
Of the 29 matches this era covers, Sehwag led 25, with Gambhir standing in for four in 2009.
Season-by-season captaincy record for Delhi Capitals
Every season, with the captain of each match. Open a season to see the order they led in.
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| 24 May | KKR | Patel | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 May | RR | Patel | Won | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May | PBKS | Patel | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08 May | KKR | Patel | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 May | CSK | Patel | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01 May | RR | Patel | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 Apr | RCB | Patel | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 Apr | PBKS | Patel | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 Apr | SRH | Patel | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 Apr | RCB | Patel | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 Apr | CSK | Patel | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08 Apr | GT | Patel | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04 Apr | MI | Patel | Won | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01 Apr | LSG | Patel | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A season with more than one captain — the era above is credited to whoever led most of it.
Away includes neutral venues.