India Capitals

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India Capitals
League Legends League Cricket
Personnel
Captain Gautam Gambhir
Coach Hemang Badani
Owner GMR Group
Team information
City Delhi, India
Founded2022;1 year ago (2022)
History
Legends League Cricket  wins 2022

India Capitals is a professional cricket franchise based in Delhi, India, that competes in the Legends League Cricket. [1] [2] The team was founded in 2022. The team is owned by GMR Group. [3] [4] They have won the first season of LLC in 2022. [5]

The captain of the team is Gautam Gambhir [6] and coach is Hemang Badani. [7]

Seasons

YearLeague standingFinal standing
2022 1st out of 4Champion
2023 4th out of 6Playoffs

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