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==Home ground== |
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The Delhi Capitals play their home matches in the [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], the second-oldest cricket stadium in India located in [[New Delhi]]. They also have the modern [[Raipur International Cricket Stadium|Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium,Raipur]] as their secondary home ground. |
The Delhi Capitals play their home matches in the [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], the second-oldest cricket stadium in India located in [[New Delhi]]. They also have the modern [[Raipur International Cricket Stadium|Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium,Raipur]] as their secondary home ground. |
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1.{{cite web|title=Delhi Daredevils renamed as Delhi Capitals|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/105463/delhi-daredevils-renamed-as-delhi-capitals|website=Cricbuzz|date=4 December 2018|accessdate=4 December 2018}} |
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Revision as of 15:06, 4 December 2018
| Delhi Capitals | ||
| File:Delhi Capitals Logo.jpg | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer | |
| Coach | Ricky Ponting | |
| Owner | GMR Group JSW Group | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Delhi, India | |
| Colours |  | |
| Founded | 2008 | |
| Home ground | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, New Delhi (Capacity: 31,340) | |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur (Capacity: 65,000) | |
| History | ||
| Indian Premier League wins | 0 | |
| CLT20 wins | 0 | |
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 Delhi Capitals in 2019 | ||
The Delhi Capitals (DC) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as Delhi Daredevils(often abbreviated as DD),it is one of the eight teams in the IPL. The Delhi franchise is owned by the GMR Group and JSW Group. Their home ground is the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi. In December 2018, the team changed its name from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Capitals.[1]
Franchise history
Indian Premier League is a cricket tournament organized by the Board of control for cricket in India (BCCI) and backed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the inaugural tournament held in April–June 2008, the BCCI had finalized a list of 8 teams who will be participating in the tournament. The teams representing 8 different cities of India, including Delhi, were put up on auction in Mumbai on 20 February 2008 and the Delhi team was successfully bid for by the property development company GMR Group, who paid US$84 million for it.
In March 2018, GMR sold a 50% stake in Delhi Daredevils to JSW Sports for ₹550 crore (US$66 million).[2]
In December 2018, the team changed its name from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Capitals.[1]
Administration and support staff
- Owners –
JSW Group, GMR Group - Head coach –
Ricky Ponting - Assistant coach – Mohammad Kaif
- Talent Scouts – Mohammad Kaif, Pravin Amre
- Bowling coach – James Hopes
- Spin bowling coach – N/A
- Fielding coach – Subhadeep Ghosh
- Team manager – Sunil Valson
- Physiotherapists –
Paul Close, Vaibhav Daga
Current squad
Template:Delhi Daredevils Roster
Home ground
The Delhi Capitals play their home matches in the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, the second-oldest cricket stadium in India located in New Delhi. They also have the modern Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium,Raipur as their secondary home ground.
References
1."Delhi Daredevils renamed as Delhi Capitals". Cricbuzz. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Delhi Daredevils renamed as Delhi Capitals". Cricbuzz. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "JSW Sports buys 50% stake in Delhi Daredevils". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2018.