The Delhi Daredevils (DD) is a franchise IPL T20 cricket team on behalf of the city of Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
This IPL team was formed in 2008 which is one of the founding teams of the IPL. The owner of the Delhi franchise is GMR Group.
The Delhi Daredevils has two home grounds are the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi and the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur.
They never reached to the IPL final till the ninth title of the IPL T20 tournament.
However, the team was table toppers twice and qualified for CLT20 twice. Their highest achievement was the third place on IPL 2009 and IPL 2012. In recent seasons, they are struggling but frequently ending up as wooden spooners.
The Delhi Daredevils present captain is Zaheer Khan, the coach is Paddy Upton and the mentor is Rahul Dravid. The highest run scorer of the Delhi Daredevils is Virender Sehwag while the top wicket-taker is Irfan Pathan.
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Match 5 – 8th April, 2017 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00pm IST M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
Match 9 – 11th April, 2017 Rising Pune Supergiant vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00pm IST Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
Match 15 – 15th April, 2017 Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00pm IST Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
Match 16 – 16th April, 2017 Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Lions 4:00pm IST Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Match 21 – 19th April, 2017 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00pm IST Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
Match 25 – 22nd April,2017 Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00pm IST Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Match 32 – 28th April, 2017 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils 4:00pm IST Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Match 36 – 30th April, 2017 Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils 4:00pm IST Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
Match 40 – 2nd May, 2017 Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 8:00pm IST Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
Match 42 – 4th May, 2017 Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions 8:00pm IST Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
Match 45 – 6th May, 2017 Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians 8:00pm IST Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
Match 50 – 10th May, 2017 Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00pm IST Green Park, Kanpur |
Match 51 – 11th May, 2017 Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00pm IST Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Match 52 – 12th May, 2017 Delhi Daredevils vs Rising Pune Supergiant 8:00pm IST Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
Match 56 – 14th May, 2017 Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 8:00pm IST Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
Current Squad of Delhi Daredevils
The squad cost of the Delhi Daredevils is 60 crore Indian Rupees and the squad is:
- Zaheer Khan (c)
- Mohammad Shami
- Saurabh Tiwary
- Amit Mishra
- Shreyas Iyer
- Shahbaz Nadeem
- Mayank Agarwal
- Nathan Coulter-Nile
- Imran Tahir
- Jayant Yadav
- Travis Head
- JP Duminy
- Albie Morkel
- Chris Morris
- Sanju Samson
- Quinton de Kock
- Pawan Negi
- Carlos Brathwaite
- Karun Nair
- Sam Billings
- Chama Milind
- Rishabh Pant
- Joel Paris
- Pratyush Singh
- Mahipal Lomror
- Pawan Suyal
- Saeed Khaleel Ahmed
- Akhil Herwadkar.
Franchise History
The IPL T20 cricket tournament organized by the BCCI and backed by the ICC. The opening tournament held in April–June 2008, the BCCI had finalized 8 teams on behalf of 8 different cities of India who will be participating in the tournament.
They were participated on the initial auction in Mumbai on 20 February 2008 and the team was effectively bid for by the GMR Group who paid $84 million for it.
Administration and Support Staff of Delhi Daredevils
Head coach: Paddy Upton
Mentor: Rahul Dravid
Bowling coach: T. A. Sekhar
Batting coaches: Pravin Amre and Sridharan Sriram
Technical director: Zubin Bharucha
Team manager: Sunil Valson
Physiotherapists: Paul Close and Vaibhav Daga
Trainer: Rajnikanth
Masseur: Rajeev KumarBrand ambassador
Akshay Kumar, the Bollywood superstar was the brand ambassador of the Delhi Daredevils during the 2008 Season, but decided not to come again for the 2009 season caused by a busy schedule.
Kailash Kher, the famous Bollywood playback singer was sing their team anthem “Khel Front Foot Pe” or “Play on the front foot” which had played at every Delhi Daredevils match.
They have released the new anthem “Munday Dilli Ke” on 5 March 2012. The last updated anthem for the ninth season of IPL 2016 titled ‘Dhuandaar Dilli’ has been sung by Sukhwinder Singh.
Year wise Team Performance of Delhi Daredevils
Year – Position
2008: Fourth (Semifinalist)
2009: Third (Semifinalist)
2010: Fifth
2011: Tenth
2012: Third (Semifinalist)
2013: Ninth
2014: Eight
2015: Seventh
2016: Sixth
FAQ’s
Q: When was founded the Delhi Daredevils?
A: 2008
Q: What is the squad cost of the Delhi Daredevils?
A: INR 60 crore
Q: Who is the owner of the Delhi Daredevils?
A: GMR Group
Q: Who is the current coach of the Delhi Daredevils?
A: Paddy Upton
Q: Who is the current captain of the Delhi Daredevils?
A: Zaheer Khan
Q: What is the home ground of the Delhi Daredevils?
A: Ferozeshah Kotla
Q: What is the best performance of the Delhi Daredevils?
A: Third position and Semifinalist of 2009 & 2012.
Q: What are the team strengths of the Delhi Daredevils?
A: A strong batting unit and have fast bowling dept.
Q: What are the team weaknesses of the Delhi Daredevils?
A: They have limited all-round talent and spinners.
