Changing from Daredevils to Capitals has helped Delhi so far. They made it to the top three in 2019 and reached the final last season. As far as the patterns go, they should lift the trophy this season.
Shreyas Iyer will miss out on the entire IPL season due to a shoulder injury he picked up during the India-England ODI series. Swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the DC captain.
Delhi did a good job in retaining majority of their core and also bring in some big names. Delhi utilised ₹ 11.25 crore out of their 12.8 crore budget. Steve Smith was the most noticeable bid for ₹ 2.2 crore.
England cricketer Tom Curran was their costliest player in IPL 2021 auction at ₹ 5.23 crore.
IPL 2021 Auction buys by DC:
- Tom Curran (All-Rounder)- ₹ 5.25 crore
- Steven Smith (Batsman)- ₹ 2.2 crore
- Sam Billings (Wicket-Keeper)- ₹ 2 crore
- Umesh Yadav (Bowler)- ₹ 1 Crore
- Ripal Patel (All-Rounder)- ₹ 20 Lakh
- Vishnu Vinod (Wicket-Keeper) – ₹ 20 Lakh
- Lukman Hussain Meriwala (Bowler) – ₹ 20 Lakh
- M Siddharth (Bowler ) – ₹ 20 Lakh
Delhi Capitals full squad
| Batsmen | Bowlers | Wicketkeepers | Allrounders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shreyas Iyer | Amit Mishra | Rishabh Pant | Axar Patel |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Avesh Khan | Sam Billings | R Ashwin |
| Prithvi Shaw | Ishant Sharma | Vishnu Vinod | Marcus Stoinis |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Kagiso Rabada | Lalit Yadav | |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Pravin Dubey | Chris Woakes | |
| Steve Smith | Anrich Nortje | Tom Curran | |
| Umesh Yadav | Ripal Patel | ||
| Lukman Meriwala | |||
| M Siddharth |