The Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025 season will commence on August 2 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The first edition of the tournament organised by the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) was a success. The league helped Priyansh Arya get into the limelight. Then, the opener became an overnight star after tearing it apart in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Punjab Kings.
The DDCA will want to grant a few more superstars to the world through DPL 2025. A few changes have come about before the league’s second edition. For starters, two new teams have been added. There have been reshuffles, and an auction took place on July 7 in Delhi. The squads are changed, and even the captains.
Captaincy changes
Rishabh Pant won’t be leading the Purani Dilli 6, like he did in the inaugural match of DPL, as a foot injury has ruled him out of the tournament. Priyansh won’t be leading a team either, as someone else has been picked over him. Vaibhav Kandpal was the captain of the North Delhi Strikers last year, but this time around it’s Harshit Rana.
Nitish Rana, who left Delhi for Uttar Pradesh in 2023, has returned. He will replace Hrithik Shokeen as the captain of the West Delhi Lions. Himmat Singh has been named captain of the New Delhi Tigers, so Anuj Rawat will lead the East Delhi Riders. Lalit Yadav was Purani Dilli 6 captain last year; apart from one match when Pant led, this year, it’ll be Vanshi Bedi.
List of DPL 2025 captains
South Delhi Superstarz – Ayush Badoni
North Delhi Strikers – Harshit Rana
West Delhi Lions – Nitish Rana
East Delhi Riders – Anuj Rawat
Outer Delhi Warriors – Siddhant Sharma
New Delhi Tigers – Himmat Singh
Purani Dilli 6 – Vanshi Bedi
Central Delhi Kings – Jonty Sidhu
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