Delhi Capitals (DC), the team with the lowest winning percentage in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL), could be called underachievers. They have been part of IPL right since the inception of the tournament in 2008 but are yet to play the final.
In fact, DC could not qualify for the playoffs even once from 2013 to 2018. However, under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, they ended the drought and finally reached the playoffs in 2019.
The Capitals will hope to emulate last year’s performance under a young captain once again.
Here are the key numbers for Delhi Capitals after the IPL 2020 auction:
Squad Strength: 22
Overseas players: 8
Players bought in the auction: 8 [Alex Carey, Chris Woakes, Jason Roy, Lalit Yadav (uncapped), Marcus Stoinis, Mohit Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Tushar Deshpande (uncapped)]
Purse remaining: Rs 9 crore
Full list of DC players, along with their salaries:
| Player | Retained/bought/traded | Price (Rs Cr) |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Traded in | 5.25 |
| Alex Carey | Bought | 2.40 |
| Amit Mishra | Retained | 4.00 |
| Avesh Khan | Retained | 0.70 |
| Axar Patel | Retained | 5.00 |
| Chris Woakes | Bought | 1.50 |
| Harshal Patel | Retained | 0.20 |
| Ishant Sharma | Retained | 1.10 |
| Jason Roy | Bought | 1.50 |
| Kagiso Rabada | Retained | 4.20 |
| Keemo Paul | Retained | 0.50 |
| Lalit Yadav (uncapped) | Bought | 0.20 |
| Marcus Stoinis | Bought | 4.80 |
| Mohit Sharma | Bought | 0.50 |
| Prithvi Shaw | Retained | 1.20 |
| R Ashwin | Traded in | 7.60 |
| Rishabh Pant | Retained | 15.00 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | Retained | 0.20 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Retained | 5.20 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Bought | 7.75 |
| Shreyas Iyer | Retained | 7.00 |
| Tushar Deshpande (uncapped) | Bought | 0.20 |
