The state of Delhi is the center-point of productive machinery in the structure of the Indian Cricket. Many big names from Delhi are playing in the International Circuit for India to conquer the world in the blue jersey. Stalwart players like Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant have astonished the whole world with their performances.
Currently, IPL also has so many gigantic names playing for different franchises. Rishabh Pant is currently the top name on the list; he leads the Delhi Capitals team in the season.
In addition, Delhi is plumbed with some of the finest pacers like Ishant Sharma and Ashish Nehra. A few months ago, Ishant had stabbed a record of becoming the second Indian pacer to break the streak of hundred test matches in the international circuit.
The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League has commenced with the old rivalry of Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders; this will be an exciting season to watch out for young guns. Yash Dhull, who led the victorious Indian U-19 cricket team in the ICC U19 World Cup 2022, is a part of the home franchise in IPL 2022.
So, let’s take a look at the top 5 players who played from the state of Delhi and appeared in the IPL:
#1 Virat Kohli (RCB)
Virat Kohli is the kingpin of Indian cricket along with Sachin Tendulkar. He used to play for the state team of Delhi throughout his whole career till the international break. He has played the third most 207 matches in IPL and scored the most runs in the entire tournament. Virat has led Royal Challengers Bangalore for 8 long years.
He has been so dominant in his batting while leading the team. He has also taken the team to the finals of IPL 2016 but failed to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
#2 Virender Sehwag (DD)
Virender Sehwag has played his whole life for the home state franchise of Delhi Daredevils. He led the team for 5 years till the IPL 2012, and later the leadership was given to Mahela Jayawardene due to the consistent failures of Sehwag.
He has played 104 matches in IPL and hit 2728 with a threatening strike rate of 156. Later in the last seasons of his career, he played a few matches for Kings XI Punjab but couldn’t stay there for a long time.
#3 Gautam Gambhir (KKR)
Gautam Gambhir has been the reliable opener of the Indian team in the previous era. He played for the Delhi team in Ranji Trophy and other domestic trophies. Till 2011, Gautam used to play for Delhi Daredevils under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag, but later KKR signed him for the captaincy role in the 2011 season.
And later, for 7 long years, he was with Kolkata Knight Riders and made them victorious in two IPL seasons. In 2018, he again shifted to Delhi but only for a few matches, as he later told about his tensions with the team management.
#4 Rishabh Pant (DC)
Rishabh Pant comes at the position of no 5; he made his IPL debut in 2016 from the side of Delhi Daredevils. Now, he is the team’s skipper, which ultimately defies his performance-giving ability in the format.
However, he was picked in IPL due to his attacking batting approach in the Ranji trophy season of 2015, where he played many attacking knocks and made the state team of Delhi victorious on his own.
#5 Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS)
The “Gabbar” Shikhar Dhawan has been the fascination for each franchise since 2008. He made his debut for Delhi Daredevils against Rajasthan Royals in 2008. While, later he has shifted to many franchises like Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and now Punjab Kings.
His time has gone in playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he was the team’s skipper for a few seasons. He has appeared in 193 matches in IPL and scored 5827 with a strike rate of 127.
