Jemimah Rodrigues Named Delhi Capitals Captain for WPL 2026

Jemimah Rodrigues, a star player from India's Women's World Cup team, has been named the new captain of the Delhi Capitals for the 2026 Women's Premier League (WPL) season.

She was retained by the team for ₹2.2 crore and will lead the squad in her first captaincy role in the league.

The announcement comes after the previous captain, Meg Lanning, was released and joined another team.

Rodrigues is known for her impressive performances, including a high score in the World Cup semi-final.

The WPL 2026 season will start on January 9 and will be held in Vadodara and Navi Mumbai.

Rodrigues has been with the Delhi Capitals since the inaugural WPL season and has played a central role in the team's journey, including featuring in all three finals.

She has scored 507 runs in 27 WPL matches with a strike rate of 137.67.

At the international level, she has played 112 T20Is and 59 ODIs for India, scoring 2,375 and 1,749 runs respectively.

The team's co-owners expressed confidence in her leadership qualities and her ability to help the team win the title after three successive final defeats.