India, June 15 -- Delhi Capitals are now one of the last two original IPL franchises to remain trophy-less in the 18-year history of the tournament, despite the depth of quality they possessed in the early years of the tournament. One of the great what-ifs for fans of the capital franchise is what could have been if they had held on to AB de Villiers, who was part of the team for the first three years before developing into an IPL legend with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

The South African great revealed, however, that not all was rosy behind the scenes in the Daredevils unit, despite the star names they played host to in those inaugural years of success. Having made the playoffs in each of the first two years and being right on the brink...