Delhi Capitals is a professional cricket franchise that represents the city of Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was founded in 2008 and was initially called the Delhi Daredevils, but in 2018, the team was rebranded as Delhi Capitals.
The team is jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Group, and its home ground is the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The team has had a mixed record in the IPL and has never won the tournament. However, it has reached the playoffs several times and has a strong fan base.
The current captain of Delhi Capitals is Rishabh Pant, who is a young and dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman. The team has also had some star players in the past, including Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, and Kevin Pietersen.
In recent years, Delhi Capitals has focused on building a strong core of young Indian players, including Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, and Rishabh Pant, while also bringing in experienced international players like Steve Smith and Kagiso Rabada. Under the coaching of Ricky Ponting and the mentorship of Sourav Ganguly, the team has shown a lot of promise and is considered one of the top contenders for the IPL title.
