Rating the performance of IPL teams this decade

7. Delhi Capitals – 4.5/10

A lot of changes happened in the Delhi IPL squad in this decade, from a humongous number of changes happening every year in the personnel to a change in name in 2019. No side finished bottom of the table on more occasions than the Capitals and on a very consistent basis, they managed to under-perform to their abilities.

Their decade began with a last-place finish in 2011 but they came back strongly and finished on top of the group stages in 2012. However, their dream run couldn’t take them into the finals. Till date, they’re the only team to have not reached the finals even once and finished on the bottom of the table in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2018. Things seem to be changing for them and that was clear in the 2019 edition.

Although their performance suggests they should be 8th in this rating, their smart investments on future talents have been brilliant and they now have a pool of amazing player who can do wonders for them in the next decade. For that smart decision making to invest in these young players, they get a 0.5 more than Kings XI.