Delhi Capitals (DC) announced South Africa batter Faf du Plessis as their vice-captain for the upcoming edition of IPL. Du Plessis, who had captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), was released by RCB ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction and was acquired by DC for ₹2 crore. He has amassed 4,571 runs from 145 matches in IPL.