Delhi Capitals (DC) has been around since the early days of IPL and the team has gone through multiple phases of rebranding. They seem to have found some solid ground in the last three seasons as Delhi Capitals have managed to qualify for the playoffs and even reach the finals in the 2020 IPL season.
If you look back at the past results of DC, you will find a team that has managed to get into the playoffs only four times and they have reached the final only once. The team has never lifted the IPL trophy.
Delhi Capitals also holds the worst win percentage of 45.67% amongst the teams that have played more than 200 matches.
However, if you take into consideration the recent IPL seasons of DC, you will find that they have improved a lot with a squad of youngsters. Delhi Capitals now have an aggressive approach towards the game. Though the team has seen quite a few important changes in this auction, the core team of Delhi Capitals from the last few seasons remains the same.
We need to wait and see how they fare in IPL 2022.
If the past few years have shown us anything, it is that Delhi Capitals is a team to watch out for in IPL now. You can expect great consistency from them. Perhaps this consistent performance has caught the eye of IPL betting apps.
The cricket betting sites have given the Delhi Capitals betting odds of 6.00 to win the 2022 IPL Championship. They are the current favorites along with Mumbai Indians to win the 2022 IPL trophy.
To justifiably assess whether the betting odds of 6.00 are right for DC or the operators are betting on the consistency of the team, we need to take a look at the factors that surround IPL 2022.
The major change this season of IPL is that all of the games will be held in just two cities that is Mumbai and Pune. While this will give a strategic advantage to the home team, the team that gets used to conditions faster will be better off.
DC is known to adapt to conditions quickly as they showed in UAE and then last year in IPL 2021 with a captain change.
Another factor would be the major changes that took place in the team. Though DC manages to find similar international counterparts to the Indian players that they lost, there is still a limit of four overseas players in a team.
It’ll be interesting to see their approach on how they select the playing 11. Will the team for big hitters and fast bowlers or look for a more grounded approach?
Ultimately, if we take into account all the other teams, Delhi Capitals fared much better at the auction and managed to put together a decent team. They showed faith in their approach and captaincy. So, we believe that the betting odds of 6.00 are justified for the team.
If Delhi Capitals operate the same way that it has in the last three seasons, they are sure to make the playoffs again this season. However, whether the team manages to pull off a tournament win this time depends on what they learned from their past experiences.
Without overcoming their weaknesses, the team would find it difficult to snatch the IPL 2022 trophy from someone like Chennai Super Kings or Mumbai Indians.
Delhi Capitals has never been the first choice of betting operators because of the inconsistency of the team. But the team saw themselves considered as a potential IPL winner last season due to their 2020 season performance.
DC managed to reach the finals in IPL 2020 only to be defeated by Mumbai Indians. But the performance of the team through the season made them a serious contender for IPL 2021. Especially, the aggressive approach of the team full of youngsters was praised by their fans and critics as well.
The season also saw the team go through a leadership change in IPL 2021 as Rishabh Pant took the reins from the injured captain Shreyas Iyer who had led the team to finals in 2020.
While some considered this to be a drawback for the DC team going into IPL 2021, the normally reckless Pant managed to keep a calm head and led his team from the front.
The team managed to reach the playoffs again but got eliminated by Kolkata Knight Riders before they could reach the finals.
The 2022 IPL mega auction saw a complete overhaul of many teams but DC managed to retain some of their key players and build a team that is very similar to their team structure in the last few years. But it remains to be seen if new players can perform with the same consistency as the old players.
One of the important things that we noticed is that DC is adamant about keeping Rishabh Pant in the team as their permanent skipper. Though, DC had to let go some of the top performers in the team such as ex-captain Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, and Avesh Khan.
The team did manage to retain some of its key players such as Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, and Prithvi Shaw who have been consistent performers for the team.
DC squad also manage to bring in some new faces into the team who have proven IPL careers such as David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed. DC went into this mega auction with the same approach that they have been following in recent years. The aim was to build a team of youngsters and players with explosive power and an aggressive approach to the game.
The 2022 IPL mega auction saw a complete overhaul of many teams but Delhi Capitals managed to retain some of their key players. Delhi Capitals built a team that is very similar to their team structure in the last few years.
But it remains to be seen if new players can perform with the same consistency as the old players.
One of the important things that we noticed is that Delhi Capitals is adamant about keeping Rishabh Pant in the team as their permanent skipper. Delhi Capitals also had to let go some of the top performers in the team such as ex-captain Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, and Avesh Khan.
The team did manage to retain some of its key players such as Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, and Prithvi Shaw who have been consistent performers for the team.
Delhi Capitals’ squad also manage to bring in some new faces into the team who have proven IPL careers such as David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, and Khaleel Ahmed.
DC went into this IPL mega auction with the same approach that they have been following in recent years. The aim was to build a team of youngsters and players with explosive power and an aggressive approach to the game.
Rishabh Pant (c&wk), Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, Prithvi Shaw, Lalit Yadav, Shardul Thakur, David Warner, Ripal Patel, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ashwin Hebbar, Vicky Ostwal, Mustafizur Rahman, Sarfaraz Khan. Lungi Ngidi, KS Bharat (wk), Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dhull, Chetan Sakariya, Mandeep Singh, Praveen Dubey, Rovman Powell, Kuldeep Yadav, Tim Seifert (wk), Yash Dhull
Delhi Capitals are a very unpredictable side and with the major changes in the team this year, you should expect the team to show some signs of inconsistency.
But the side has a great support team who can guide them through the difficult phases and get them to the playoffs again.
While DC did not manage to retain their leading run-scorer Shikar Dhawan from the last three seasons, they managed to bag in some big-hitting international players in the batting department.
David Warner would be the player to watch considering his recent form when it comes to top run-scorers for DC.
You can also consider the likes of Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, and Mitchell Marsh in the running but most of these players are big hitters who lack consistency.
Just like Shikhar Dhawan in the batting department, DC also lost their recent leading wicket-taker Avesh Khan. But they managed to bag in Shardul Thakur who has done great for CSK. So, Thakur is the player that you should be on the lookout for.
But the leading wicket-takers can also be one of the seasoned DC players like Anrich Nortje or other popular international players like Lungi Ngidi or Mustafizur Rahman.
The key individual to watch in DC in this season would be Rishabh Pant. It would be interesting to see how he leads and manages the new team.
Other players that you can keep an eye on include David Warner, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, any of them could be the key player for Delhi Capitals in 2022.
