Faf du Plessis As Opener, Ashutosh Sharma In Finisher's Role: Delhi Capitals’ Predicted Playing XI For IPL 2025

Former South Africa star batter Faf du Plessis is likely to open the innings for Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2025 season.

Young batter Jake Fraser-McGurk had a great IPL 2024 for Delhi Capitals and as a result, he was retained by the franchise. He is likely to be Faf’s opening partner.

India’s star batter KL Rahul got Rs. 14 crores in the IPL 2025 mega auction and he is likely to bat at number three for the Delhi-based franchise.

England’s star cricketer Harry Brook has time and again proven his big-hitting finesse and he is likely to bolster the middle order by coming in at number four.

Tristan Stubbs is a handy batter down the order and is likely to bat at number five.

Ashutosh Sharma is known for his aggressive style of cricket and is likely to come at number six.

Star all-rounder Axar Patel is likely to bat at number seven.

The Bengal-based pacer Mukesh Kumar is likely to add value to the pace bowling line-up for Delhi Capitals.

Australian stalwart pacer Mitchell Starc is a big name in the squad and is likely to lead the Delhi Capitals’ bowling department.

Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav is likely to contribute with the ball in the middle overs.

Left-arm pacer T Natarajan is likely to bowl in the death overs for Delhi Capitals.

The Bengal-based player Abishek Porel may chip in as an impact player.

Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Mitchell Starc (Rs. 11.75 crore), KL Rahul (Rs. 14 crore), Harry Brook (Rs. 6.25 crore), Jake Fraser-McGurk (Rs. 9 crore), T. Natarajan (Rs. 10.75 crore), Karun Nair (Rs. 50 lakh), Sameer Rizvi (Rs. 95 lakh), Ashutosh Sharma (Rs. 3.80 crore), Mohit Sharma (Rs. 2.20 crore), Faf du Plessis (Rs. 2 crore), Mukesh Kumar (Rs. 8 crore), Darshan Nalkande (Rs. 30 lakh), Vipraj Nigam (Rs. 50 lakh), Dushmantha Chameera (Rs. 75 lakh), Donovan Ferreira (Rs. 75 lakh), Ajay Mandal (Rs. 30 lakh), Manvanth Kumar (Rs. 30 lakh), Tripurana Vijay (Rs. 30 lakh), Madhav Tiwari (Rs. 40 lakh).