Delhi Daredevils

Delhi Daredevils [1]
दिल्ली डेयरडेविल्स
Coach: Greg Shipperd
Captain: Virender Sehwag
Colours:
Founded: 2008
Home ground: Feroz Shah Kotla (Capacity: 48,000)
Owner: GMR Group
Official website: www.delhidaredevils.com

Delhi Daredevils[1] (Hindi: दिल्ली डेयरडेविल्स) is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League in cricket. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.

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Franchise history

During the franchise auction for the Indian Premier League teams, the GMR Group purchased the Delhi Daredevils for $84 million.

2009 IPL season

The Daredevils dominated for much of the 2009 IPL, finishing at the top of the table after the league stages despite a mid-tournament injury to icon and captain Virender Sehwag . A.B. de Villiers and Tillakaratne Dilshan both had developed greatly since the last season and set up many large totals for the Daredevils, with deVilliers hitting one of only two centuries in the 2009 IPL. The bowling, which in 2008 was composed mainly of overseas players (Maharoof, Vettori, McGrath, Asif) was bolstered by a trade to gain former Team India paceman Ashish Nehra in exchange for Shikhar Dhawan. Pradeep Sangwan and Amit Mishra had both improved since last season, and the offseason signing of Dirk Nannes from Australia created a bowling lineup that was strong. In fact, the Daredevils left Vettori, Collingwood and McGrath on the bench for most of the tournament, preferring to go with the overseas combination of Nannes, de Villers, Dilshan and David Warner.

However, despite dominating for the regular season, the Daredevils crumbled in the semi-final under a fierce batting assault by Adam Gilchrist, who hit the fastest fifty in IPL history (just 17 balls). Nannes in particular, who was again picked over McGrath, was punished by Gilchrist and later Andrew Symonds. The disappointing semifinal meant Delhi did not contest the final of the 2009 IPL despite having the best record in the league stages. However, Delhi managed to qualify for champions league twenty20 because of their performance in group stage.

On 22 May 2009, the Daredevils entered a partnership with Eastern Titans of the South African domestic cricket competition to help develop young talent on both teams.[2]

Iconic Australian pace bowler Glenn McGrath has expressed disappointment that he was not picked to play any match during the whole season, and has placed a question mark over his participation in the IPL 2010 with the Daredevils.[3]

Home Ground

The Daredevils play their home matches in the Feroz Shah Kotla ground located in New Delhi, under the newly installed floodlights.

Brand Ambassador

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar was the brand ambassador of the team during the 2008 Season but opted not to return for the 2009 season due to a busy schedule. However, Akshay was seen at a few of the team's games cheering them on.

Famous Bollywood playback singer Kailash Kher has sung the team anthem - "Khel Front Foot Pe" a.k.a. " Play on the front foot or play aggressively". It is played at every Delhi Daredevils match.

Players

Virender Sehwag has been accorded the icon player status in the Delhi Daredevils team and was also the captain of the side during the first two seasons. However, he resigned and passed on the leadership to his opening partner Gautam Gambhir for the 2010 season.But after Gautam Gambhir left the team for Kolkata Knightriders in the fourth edition,Sehwag was once again given the duty to captain the team. Since the start of the IPL in 2008 many international players such as Glenn Mcgrath, AB de Villiers, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Paul Collingwood, David Warner , Andrew McDonald, Daniel Vettori, Farveez Maharoof , Dirk Nannes, Aaron Finch and Morne Morkel have donned the cap for the daredevils.

The team also includes Indian players like Dinesh Karthik, Amit Mishra and Vijaykumar Yomahesh.

IPL 2009 Additions:
Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Malik went out due to the ban on Pakistani players and Asif's positive drug test.
David Warner, Andrew McDonald were the new signings.
Ashish Nehra came in from Mumbai Indians as a trade-off for Shikhar Dhawan.

IPL 2009 Auction Addition:
Paul Collingwood USD 275,000
Owais Shah USD 275,000

IPL 2010 Trade off : Moises Henriques came in from Kolkata Knight Riders as a trade-off for Manoj Tiwary and Owais Shah.

IPL 2010 Auction Addition : Wayne Parnell USD 610,000

Current Players

Batsmen

All Rounders

Wicket Keepers

Bowlers

 Support Staff

→ More rosters

Former players

Player Seasons with Delhi To Notes
Mohammad Asif 2008 None Barred From 2009 season
Shoaib Malik 2008 None Barred From 2009 season
Brett Geeves 2008 None
Shikhar Dhawan 2008 Mumbai Indians Traded for Ashish Nehra
Glenn McGrath 2008-09 None Contract Bought Out
Manoj Tiwary 2008-09 Kolkata Knight Riders
Owais Shah 2009 Kolkata Knight Riders Traded for Moises Henriques
Graeme Swann 2009

Fixtures and results

2008 season

No Date Opponent Venue Result
1 19 April Rajasthan Royals Delhi Won by 9 Wickets, MoM: Farveez Maharoof 2/11 (4 overs)
2 22 April Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Won by 9 Wickets, MoM: Virender Sehwag 94* (41)
3 27 April Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 4 Wickets
4 30 April Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Won by 10 Runs, MoM: Glenn McGrath 4/29 (4 overs)
5 2 May Chennai Super Kings Chennai Won by 8 Wickets, MoM: Virender Sehwag 1/21 (2 overs) and 71 (41)
6 4 May Mumbai Indians Navi Mumbai Lost by 29 runs
7 8 May Chennai Super Kings Delhi Lost by 4 wickets
8 11 May Rajasthan Royals Jaipur Lost by 3 wickets
9 13 May Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 23 runs
10 15 May Deccan Chargers Delhi Won by 12 runs, MoM: Amit Mishra 5/17 (4 overs)
11 17 May Kings XI Punjab Delhi Lost by 6 runs (D/L Method)
12 19 May Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Won by 5 wickets, MoM: Shreevats Goswami 52 (42)
13 22 May Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi [Match Abandoned Due to Rain]
14 24 May Mumbai Indians Delhi Won by 5 Wickets, MoM: Dinesh Karthik 56* (32)
15 30 May Rajasthan Royals(Semi Final #1) Mumbai Lost by 105 runs

2009 season

No width="1 Venue Result
1 19 April Kings XI Punjab Cape Town Won by 10 wickets (D/L Method), MoM- Daniel Vettori - 15/3 (3 overs)
2 23 April Chennai Super Kings Durban Won by 9 runs, MoM- AB de Villiers - 105*
3 26 April Royal Challengers Bangalore Port Elizabeth Won by 6 wickets, MoM- Tillakaratne Dilshan - 67*
4 28 April Rajasthan Royals Centurion Lost by 5 wickets
5 30 April Deccan Chargers Centurion Won by 6 wickets, MoM- Dirk Nannes -2/16 (4 overs)
6 2 May Chennai Super Kings Johannesburg Lost by 18 runs
7 5 May Kolkata Knight Riders Durban Won by 9 Wickets, MoM- Gautam Gambhir -71*(57)
8 8 May Mumbai Indians East London Won by 7 Wickets
9 10 May Kolkata Knight Riders Johannesburg Won by 7 Wickets, MoM- Amit Mishra - 3/14 (4 overs)
10 13 May Deccan Chargers Durban Won by 12 runs, MoM- Rajat Bhatia - 4/15 (2.4 overs)
11 15 May Kings XI Punjab Bloemfontein Lost by 6 Wickets
12 17 May Rajasthan Royals Bloemfontein Won by 14 runs, MoM- AB de Villiers- 79* (55)
13 19 May Royal Challengers Bangalore Johannesburg Lost by 7 Wickets
14 21 May Mumbai Indians Centurion Won by 4 Wickets
15 22 May Deccan Chargers(Semi Final #1) Centurion Lost by 7 Wickets

2010 season

No Date Opponent Venue Result
1 13 March Kings XI Punjab Mohali Won by 8 wickets , MoM- Gautam Gambhir - 72 (54)
2 15 March Rajasthan Royals Ahmedabad Won by 6 wickets, MoM- Virender Sehwag - 75 (34)
3 17 March Mumbai Indians Delhi Lost by 98 runs
4 19 March Chennai Super Kings Delhi Lost by 5 wickets
5 21 March Deccan Chargers Cuttack Lost by 10 runs
6 25 March Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru Won by 17 runs, MoM- Kedar Jadhav - 50 (29)
7 29 March Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi Won by 40 runs, MoM- David Warner - 107 (69)
8 31 March Rajasthan Royals Delhi Won by 67 runs, MoM- Dinesh Karthik-69 (38)
9 4 April Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Won by 37 runs, MoM- Paul Collingwood-75
10 7 April Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 19 runs
11 11 April Kings XI Punjab Delhi Lost by 7 wickets
12 13 April Mumbai Indians Mumbai Lost by 39 runs
13 15 April Chennai Super Kings Chennai Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Gautam Gambhir-57*(56)
14 18 April Deccan Chargers Delhi Lost by 11 runs

2011 Season

No Date Opponent Venue Result
1 10 April Mumbai Indians Delhi Lost by 8 wickets
2 12 April Rajasthan Royals Jaipur Lost by 6 wickets
3 17 April Pune Warriors Mumbai Won by 3 wickets, MoM - Yuvraj Singh 66*(32) 4/29 (4 overs)
4 19 April Deccan Chargers Delhi Lost by 16 runs
5 23 April Kings XI Punjab Delhi Won by 29 runs, MoM - David Warner
6 26 April Royal Challengers Delhi Lost by 3 wicket
7 28 April Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi Lost by 17 runs
8 30 April Kochi Tuskers Kerala Kochi Won by 38 runs, MoM - Virender Sehwag 80(47)
9 2 May Kochi Tuskers Kerala Delhi Lost by 7 wickets
10 5 May Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Won by 4 wickets, MoM - Virender Sehwag 119(56)
11 7 May Mumbai Indians Mumbai Lost by 32 runs
12 12 May Chennai Super Kings Chennai Lost by 18 runs
13 15 May Kings XI Punjab Dharamsala Lost by 29 runs
14 21 May Pune Warriors Delhi [Match Abandoned Due to Rain]

References

  1. ^ a b "Indian Premier League Team: Delhi Daredevils". IPLT20.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20080507164217/http://www.iplt20.com/delhi_daredevils_team_details.html. Retrieved 2008-05-11. 
  2. ^ "Titans and Daredevils enter into a unique partnership". Delhi Daredevils official website. 2009-05-22. http://www.delhidaredevils.com/Article,218,12,May+20+%96+Titans+and+Daredevils+enter+into+an+unique+partnership. 
  3. ^ "Disappointed McGrath may not return next season". Deccan Herald. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/4000/disappointed-mcgrath-may-not-return.html. 

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