The Delhi Capitals’ owners are set to unveil the franchise’s new captain for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season today. As per an official post by the team on Thursday, the announcement will take place at 9:30 AM IST.

Indian all-rounder Axar Patel is currently the frontrunner to take over the leadership role. The 31-year-old from Gujarat was retained by DC for ₹18 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.

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Axar served as Delhi Capitals’ vice-captain in IPL 2024 and even had an opportunity to lead the team in one match last season.

Delhi Capitals’ IPL 2025 Fixture

The Delhi Capitals will begin their 2025 IPL season with the following matches:

March 24: Delhi Capitals vs. Lucknow Super Giants – Visakhapatnam​

March 30: Delhi Capitals vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad – Visakhapatnam​

April 5: Chennai Super Kings vs. Delhi Capitals – Chennai​

April 10: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Delhi Capitals – Bengaluru​

April 13: Delhi Capitals vs. Mumbai Indians – Delhi

April 16: Delhi Capitals against Rajasthan Royals – Delhi

April 19: Gujarat Titans against Delhi Capitals – Ahmedabad

April 22: Lucknow Super Giants against Delhi Capitals – Lucknow

April 27: Delhi Capitals against Royal Challengers Bangalore – Delhi

April 29: Delhi Capitals against Kolkata Knight Riders – Delhi

May 5: Sunrisers Hyderabad against Delhi Capitals – Hyderabad

May 8: Punjab Kings against Delhi Capitals – Dharamshala

May 11: Delhi Capitals against Gujarat Titans – Delhi

May 15: Mumbai Indians vs. Delhi Capitals – Mumbai​

Delhi Capitals’ Squad for IPL 2025

The team has built a vibrant squad for the 2025 season, with a combination of experienced internationals and budding domestic players:​

Batsmen:

  • Jake Fraser-McGurk​
  • Harry Brook​
  • Ashutosh Sharma​
  • Faf du Plessis​
  • Sameer Rizvi​
  • Karun Nair​

Wicket-Keepers:

  • KL Rahul
  • Tristan Stubbs​
  • Abishek Porel​
  • Donovan Ferreira​

All-Rounders:

  • Axar Patel​
  • Vipraj Nigam​
  • Darshan Nalkande​
  • Madhav Tiwari​
  • Manvanth Kumar​
  • Tripurana Vijay​
  • Ajay Mandal​

Pace Bowlers:

  • Mitchell Starc​
  • T Natarajan​
  • Mukesh Kumar​
  • Mohit Sharma​
  • Dushmantha Chameera​

Spin Bowlers:

  • Kuldeep Yadav​