Delhi Giants

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Delhi Giants
Coach: Flag of India Madan Lal
Captain: Flag of Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu
Founded: 2007
Home Ground:
Official Website: Delhi Jets

Delhi Giants is one of the six teams competing in the Indian Cricket League (ICL). This team represents the Indian capital city, New Delhi, India and its captain is Marvan Atapattu, former skipper of Sri Lanka. [1][2]. During the 2008 Edelweiss ICL 20's Challenge, Delhi Jets was renamed to Delhi Giants.

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[edit] Players

The squad announced for the inaugural tournament comprises five international cricketers. Delhi Giants has a well-balanced team with Atapattu as captain and experienced players like Paul Nixon and Taufeeq Umar.

[edit] Delhi Giants Team

Coach - Madan Lal

  • Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
  • Niall O'Brien (Ireland)
  • Mohnish Mishra (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan)
  • Abbas Ali (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Paul Nixon (England)
  • Dale Benkenstein (South Africa)
  • J.P. Yadav (Railways)
  • Ali Murtaza (Uttar Pradesh)
  • T. Sudhindra (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Abid Nabi Ahanger (Jammu and Kashmir)
  • Sachin Dholpure (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Abhishek Tamrakar (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Shalabh Srivastav (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Abhishek Sharma (Delhi)
  • Dishant Yagnik (Udaipur)
  • Dhruv Mahajan (Jammu and Kashmir)
  • Abhinav Bali
  • Raghav Sachdev

[edit] Coach

The coach for this Delhi Giants team is former Indian international Madan Lal.

[edit] Giants TV Promotion

[edit] 2007 Fixtures

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rediff staff. "ICL announces team lists", Rediff, November 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. 
  2. ^ Cricinfo staff. "IPlayer roster for six teams finalised", Cricinfo, November 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. 

[edit] External links

  • Delhi Jets - Delhi Giants in ICL Twenty20 Tournament