5 Lesser-Known Players You Didn’t Know Have Played For Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals since changing their name from Delhi Daredevils have tasted decent success in the IPL. Though they started 2018 being at the bottom of the table, in 2019 they finished third on the table. They played the final against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020 and in 2021 they topped the points table in the league stage winning 10 of their 14 games.

The success can be put down to Ricky Ponting being picked up as the head coach of the side and players like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Axar Patel among others contributions heavily to their success.

While the side was named Delhi Daredevils, there were reputed players who played for the franchise but little did they perform to make a name for themselves. With time, they became lesser-known faces for the franchise and went into oblivion.

In this article, we take a look at five lesser-known players who played for Delhi Capitals.

5 Lesser-Known Players You Didn’t Know Have Played For Delhi Capitals

Aaron Finch

The Australian T20I skipper played for several teams in the tournament and the Delhi Capitals, which was Delhi Daredevils till 2017 was one of them. In 2011, he played only 6 games and scored a total of 47 runs at an average of 7.83. In 2012, he played 2 games and scored a total of 55 runs with an average of 27.50.

Andre Russell

Andre Russell was bought by Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) during the 2012 IPL auction and later picked by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 2014 IPL auction. He is an integral part of KKR from then onwards and known for taking wickets in death overs while his hitting skills helped KKR win matches in crunch situations. For Delhi, he played just seven matches scoring 58 runs and picking just one wicket.

Mahela Jayawardene

Jayawardene was roped in by Delhi Daredevils ahead of the 2012 season. He played three seasons for the franchise and played alongside Virender Sehwag in 2012 and 2013. Sehwag then joined forces with Kings XI Punjab in 2014 while Jayawardene stayed on. He scored over 300 runs in each of those two seasons. He didn’t get to play a single game in 2014 and was released the following year.

Siddharth Kaul

In 2013, 23-year-old Siddharth Kaul made his IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils. He was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2012 auction but never got a single game for them.

He picked up four wickets from six games for Delhi that season. In 2014, he played just five games in which he picked two wickets at an economy rate of 9.69.

Umesh Yadav

Yadav was a part of the Delhi franchise between 2009 to 2013. He picked up 43 wickets from 47 matches in the meantime at an average of 30.56 and an economy of 8.17. While his stint with KKR between 2014-2017 he picked up 48 wickets from 47 games for the side. He had his best year with RCB in 2018 picking 20 wickets in 14 games.

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