Delhi Capitals Codexery
An unofficial fan history of Delhi Capitals — its eras, legends, honours, iconic matches, and rivalries.
Legendary Players & Staff
Amit Mishra · Morne Morkel · Harbhajan Singh · Zaheer Khan · Suresh Raina · KL Rahul · AB de Villiers · Chris Gayle · Shane Warne · Lasith Malinga · Stuart Binny · R. Ashwin · Andrew Flintoff · Irfan Pathan
Honours & Records
Rishabh Pant · Piyush Chawla · David Warner · Kevin Pietersen · Parthiv Patel · Gautam Gambhir · Virender Sehwag · Prithvi Shaw · Yuvraj Singh · Ishant Sharma · 2020 IPL Runners-Up · Shikhar Dhawan Most Career Runs for DC · KL Rahul Most Career Runs for DC · Axar Patel Most Career Wickets for DC · Kuldeep Yadav Most Career Wickets for DC · Ishant Sharma Most Career Wickets for DC · 2010 IPL Runners-Up · Shikhar Dhawan Highest Individual Score for DC · Rishabh Pant Most Sixes in a Season for DC · Kuldeep Yadav Best Bowling Figures for DC · Rishabh Pant Most Career Sixes for DC · Ishant Sharma Most Wickets in a Match for DC · Shikhar Dhawan Most Innings for DC · Rishabh Pant Most Runs in a Season for DC · all 26 →
Iconic Matches & Comebacks
2005 Ashes 5th Test: England vs Australia (The Lord's Miracle) · 1987 World Cup Final: Australia vs England · 2011 World Cup Final: India vs Sri Lanka · 2014 T20 World Cup Semi-Final: West Indies vs England · 2013 IPL Qualifier 2: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings · 2011 IPL Final: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore · 2007 IPL Qualifier 2: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians · 2019 IPL Qualifier 2: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (The 'Dhoni Drop' Game) · 2016 IPL Final: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore · 2020 IPL Final: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals · 2018 IPL Final: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings · 1998 World Cup Semi-Final: Australia vs New Zealand · 2023 IPL Final: Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings · India vs Pakistan 2007 T20 World Cup Final · India vs Australia 1996 World Cup · Australia vs India 2003 World Cup Final · India vs Australia 2007 World Cup · India vs England 1983 World Cup Final · India vs Australia 2015 World Cup · England vs New Zealand 2019 T20 World Cup Final · Australia vs New Zealand 2021 T20 World Cup Final · India vs Australia 2023 World Cup Final · England vs Australia 2005 Ashes 5th Test · India vs Sri Lanka 2007 T20 World Cup · all 26 →
Great Rivalries & Feuds
Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians · Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings · Virender Sehwag vs Harbhajan Singh · Rohit Sharma vs Gautam Gambhir · David Warner vs Virender Sehwag · Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore · Rishabh Pant vs MS Dhoni · Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab · Australia vs England · Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni · India vs Pakistan · Shane Warne vs Muttiah Muralitharan · Wasim Akram vs Waqar Younis · Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli · Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara · AB de Villiers vs Virat Kohli · India vs Australia · Glenn McGrath vs Shane Warne · India vs Sri Lanka · Mumbai vs Delhi · Ben Stokes vs David Warner
Stadium & Fan Culture
Red and Gold Scarves · DC Army · Virat Kohli Era · Kagiso Rabada · Ajinkya Rahane · The 2019 Final Run Chase · Delhi & District Cricket Association · Feroz Shah Kotla · Arun Jaitley · Dinesh Karthik · Shikhar Dhawan · Yeh Delhi Hai · Delhi is the Capital · MS Dhoni · Jai Jai DC