Delhi Capitals came within inches of clinching a maiden Indian Premier League title in 2020 when they reached the finals against all odds and before losing to Mumbai Indians. Over the last few seasons, Delhi has undergone massive changes to their core group and it has reaped rich rewards for them.

IPL 2021 DC team preview

Delhi Capitals released as many as six players ahead of the IPL 2021 auction and went on to build more core strength with some tactical purchases in the auction. Umesh Yadav and Vishnu Vinod fill slots that were vacated by some of the released players. Steve Smith, arguably a buy to strengthen the experience in the middle-order, is possibly the only suspect purchase even if it came at a decent price.

In the list of players retained, Delhi have shown that they want to stick to their fast bowling strength. As well as Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma and Anrich Nortje, they also retained Chris Woakes and Avesh Khan while bringing in Lukman Meriwala and Tom Curran to further build bench strength.

Delhi Capitals coaching staff

Ricky Ponting (head coach), Mohammad Kaif (Assistant coach), Samuel Badree (spin bowling coach), Ryan Harris (fast bowling coach), Vijay Dahiya (head talent scout), Patrick Farhart (Physiotherapist), Dhananjay Kaushik (Assistant physiotherapist), Rajinikanth Sivagnanam (Strength and conditioning coach), Sriram Somayajula (Analyst), Dr. Rizwan Khan (team doctor)

Delhi Capitals squad

Shreyas Iyer (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Chris Woakes, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Vishnu Vinod, Lukman Hussain Meriwala, M Siddharth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings

DC IPL 2021 Fixtures

10/04 – Mumbai – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, 7.30pm
15/04 – Mumbai – Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals, 7.30pm
18/04 – Mumbai – Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings, 7.30pm
20/04 – Chennai – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, 7.30pm
25/04 – Chennai – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, 7.30pm
27/04 – Ahmedabad – Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 7.30pm
29/04 – Ahmedabad – Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 7.30pm
02/05 – Ahmedabad – Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, 7.30pm
08/05 – Ahmedabad – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, 3.30pm
11/05 – Kolkata – Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, 7.30pm
14/05 – Kolkata – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, 7.30pm
17/05 – Kolkata – Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 7.30pm
21/05 – Kolkata – Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings, 7.30pm
23/05 – Kolkata – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, 3.30pm

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