Delhi DareDevils
|
| Owner |
GMR Group |
Founded |
2008 |
| CEO |
Yogesh Shetty |
Head Coach |
Greg Shipperd |
| President |
TBA |
Captian |
Virender Sehwag |
| Home Ground |
Feroz Shah Kotla |
Icon Player |
Virender Sehwag |
| Capacity |
60,000 |
Team Value |
US$84 million |
|
Team Profile
Delhi DareDevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group. The team will be captained by Virender Sehwag, who is also the designated the Icon Player for the franchise.
Franchise History
During the franchise auction for the Indian Premier League teams GMR group acquired the rights for the Delhi franchise for $84 million.
After a citywide SMS campaign, Daredevils was chosen as the name of the team for the multi million dollar Twenty20 tournament starting April 18.
Etymology
The logo is a fast moving cricket ball emitting fire with Delhi Daredevils written in bold red on the fiery tail of what looks a bit like a comet.
Current Squad
| Name |
Age |
Nationality |
Playing role |
Bidding Price |
|
Virender Sehwag
|
29
|
India |
All Rounder |
Icon Player |
|
Daniel Vettori
|
29
|
New Zealand |
All Rounder |
US$ 625,000 |
|
Mohammad Asif
|
25
|
Pakistan |
Bowler |
US$ 650,000 |
|
Shoaib Malik
|
26
|
Pakistan |
All Rounder |
US$ 500,000 |
|
Dinesh Karthik
|
23
|
India |
Batsman / WK |
US$ 525,000 |
|
AB de Villiers
|
24
|
South Africa |
Batsman / WK |
US$ 300,000 |
|
Farveez Maharoof
|
23
|
Sri Lanka |
All Rounder |
US$ 225,000 |
|
Tillakaratne Dilshan
|
31
|
Sri Lanka |
Batsman |
US$ 250,000 |
|
Gautam Gambhir
|
26
|
India |
Batsman |
US$ 725,000 |
|
Manoj Tiwary
|
22
|
India |
Batsman |
US$ 675,000 |
|
Glenn McGrath
|
37
|
Australia |
Bowler |
US$ 350,000 |
|
Rajat Bhatia
|
28
|
India |
All Rounder |
None |
|
Shikhar Dhawan
|
22
|
India |
Batsman |
None |
|
Mithun Manhas
|
28
|
India |
All Rounder |
None |
|
Brett Geeves
|
25
|
Australia |
Batsman |
None |
|
Yo Mahesh
|
20
|
India |
All Rounder |
None |
|
Amit Mishra
|
25
|
India |
Batsman |
None |
|
Yogesh Nagar
|
18
|
India |
Bowler |
None |
|
Pradeep Sangwan
|
17
|
India |
Bowler |
None |
|
Mayank Tehlan
|
21
|
India |
All Rounder |
None |
|
Tejashwi Yadav
|
18
|
India |
Bowler |
None |
|
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