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
Ten captains have led Delhi Capitals since their 2008 IPL season. Virender Sehwag has led the most matches, with Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and seven others also captaining the side.
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 | 53 | 28–24 | |
| Rishabh Pant | 43 | 24–19 | |
| Shreyas Iyer | 41 | 23–18 | |
| 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 | |
| Axar Patel | 13 | 6–6 | |
| 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 46.4% 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.
Patel's 2025 season brought seven wins from 14 matches, and DC missed the playoffs.
Captaincy changed hands inside this era's 14 matches — Patel led the opening 12, du Plessis the season's final two.
DC drew level in 2024 under Pant — seven wins, seven defeats — and fell short of the knockouts.
Pant led 13 of 14 matches in this era, with Patel deputising for one match in between.
DC posted five wins in 2023 and finished in the league stage under David Warner.
DC notched 17 wins across two seasons under Pant — more wins than defeats — reaching the playoffs once.
Iyer took DC to the 2020 final, beaten by MI. DC recorded 24 victories, plus one more playoff campaign.
This era covers 47 matches; Iyer led 41 of them and Gambhir six in 2018.
DC notched 13 wins across two seasons under Khan, without reaching the playoffs.
Khan led 23 of the 28 matches this era covers; Nair led three in 2017; Duminy led two in 2016.
Under Duminy, DC recorded five victories in 2015 and ended the season outside the playoff places.
DC posted two wins in 2014 and missed the playoffs under Kevin Pietersen.
This era covers 14 matches: Karthik led the first three, with Pietersen leading the remaining 11.
In 2013, DC posted three wins 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.
DC came out on top in 15 of 32 matches across two seasons under Sehwag, reaching the playoffs once.
Sehwag led 27 of the 32 matches this era covers; Hopes led three in 2011; Jayawardene led two in 2012.
DC drew level in 2010 under Gambhir — seven wins, seven defeats — and stayed outside the playoffs.
With Karthik acting as captain for three mid-season, Gambhir led 11 of the era's 14.
DC reached the playoffs in both seasons under Sehwag, without going on to a final.
With Gambhir acting as captain for four in 2009, Sehwag led 26 of the era's 30.
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 | PBKS | du Plessis * | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 May | MI | du Plessis * | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 May | GT | Patel | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 May | SRH | Patel | No result | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 Apr | KKR | Patel | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 Apr | RCB | Patel | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 Apr | LSG | Patel | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 Apr | GT | Patel | Lost | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 Apr | RR | Patel | Won | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 Apr | MI | Patel | Lost | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 Apr | RCB | Patel | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 Apr | CSK | Patel | Won | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 Mar | SRH | Patel | Won | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 Mar | LSG | Patel | Won | Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A season with more than one captain — the era above is credited to whoever led most of it.
Away includes neutral venues.