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Delhi Capitals
Delhi Daredevils (2008-2018)
File:Delhi Capitals Logo.svg
Personnel
CaptainShreyas Iyer
CoachRicky Ponting
ChairmanParth Jindal
OwnerParth Jindal (JSW Group), Kiran Kumar Grandhi (GMR Group)
AdviserSourav Ganguly
Team information
CityDelhi, India
ColoursDD
Founded2008 as Delhi Daredevils
Home groundFeroz 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 wins0
CLT20 wins0
Official websitedelhicapitals.in
Delhi Capitals in 2019

The Delhi Capitals are a franchise cricket team that represents the city of Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as Delhi Daredevils (DD), the franchise is owned by the GMR Group and JSW Group. The team's home ground is Feroz Shah Kotla Ground which is in New Delhi.

Ahead of the 2018 IPL, 50% of the franchise ownership was transferred to the JSW Group. In December 2018, the team changed its name from the Delhi Daredevils to the Delhi Capitals.[1] Giving the rationale behind the change of the team's name, Co-Owner and Chairman Parth Jindal said, "Delhi is the power centre of the country, it is the capital, therefore the name Delhi Capitals."[2] Co-Owner Kiran Kumar Grandhi said, "The new name symbolizes Delhi’s identity and just like the city, we are aiming to be the centre of all action going forward."[3]

The Delhi Capitals have never appeared in an Indian Premier League final, and last qualified for the IPL playoffs in 2012. The leading run-scorer for the Capitals is Virender Sehwag, while the leading wicket-taker is Amit Mishra.

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 eight 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).[4]

In December 2018, the team changed its name from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Capitals.[1]

2008 IPL season

Delhi Daredevils had a good run in the inaugural edition of the IPL. They won the initial 2 matches against Rajasthan Royals & Deccan Chargers and after losing a match to King XI Punjab, won the next two matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore & Chennai Super Kings.

How ever then they slumped to defeat in straight four matches followed by a win. But they recovered after one more loss to win three matches on a trot to finish in the final four.


They lost to eventual champions Rajasthan Royal in the semi final.

2009 IPL season

The Daredevils dominated for much of the 2009 IPL under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir finishing at the top of the table. The likes of Sehwag and Gambhir both had developed greatly since the last season and set up many large totals for the Daredevils, with AB de Villiers hitting one of only two centuries in the 2009 IPL (the other was made by Manish Pandey), which was held in South Africa. The bowling, which in 2008 was composed mainly of players (Daniel Vettori, Amit Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan, Ashish Nehra) was bolstered by the off-season signing of Dirk Nannes from Australia, which created a bowling lineup that was strong. The batting of the DD was one of the strongest in the tournament, featuring Sehwag, Gambhir, Dilshan, de Villiers and Ranji veteran Manoj Tiwari. The Daredevils consisted of new and uncapped players like Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell, who went on to become very great names in T20 circuits.

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 3rd fastest fifty in IPL history (just 17 balls). Nannes in particular, who was again picked over McGrath, was punished by Gilchrist and later by Andrew Symonds. The disappointing semi-final 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 2009 Champions League Twenty20 because of their performance in group stage.


2012 IPL season

Due to the disbanding of Kochi Tuskers Kerala, each team played the remaining eight teams twice, once at home and once away. Therefore, each team played an extended season of 16 matches.

Delhi were table toppers again in 2012. Morne Morkel of Delhi was the highest wicket taker of the tournament. The Daredevils came third in the tournament and qualified for the second time in the Champions League Twenty20.

Iconic Australian pace bowler Glenn McGrath expressed disappointment over not being picked to play any match during the whole season, and has since then stopped playing for Delhi.[5]


In the IPL season of 2012, a new Delhi Daredevils side was seen after a poor 2011 season where they finished last. They came back strongly having purchased players the likes of Kevin Pietersen, Mahela Jayawardene and Ross Taylor. They stood first in the Pool Table with the Kolkata Knight Riders at second place, Mumbai Indians coming third and the Chennai Super Kings securing the fourth spot, consequently also qualifying for the Champions League Twenty20 in 2012 held in South Africa.

Mahela Jayawardane was appointed as the new captain of the Delhi Daredevils after Virender Sehwag stepped down from captaincy during the 2012 season of the Champions League Twenty20.

2013 IPL season

The Delhi Daredevils lost all first six matches of IPL 2013 and won their first match in seven games against the Mumbai Indians. Virender Sehwag and Mahela Jayawardene's partnership led to an inevitable win against the Mumbai Indians in which they scored 161 runs. Sehwag was the Man of the Match for his brilliant innings of 95* off 57 balls. After this match, they faced Kings XI Punjab and lost again. But in their 9th match of the season, against Pune Warriors India, they won, putting them in 8th place in the points table. They defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in their 10th Match by 7 wickets but failed to advance to 7th place due to their net run-rate. In their next match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils were bowled out for just 80, which was the lowest total in Delhi's IPL record, giving the Sunrisers a comfortable win. In their match against Rajasthan Royals, they scored 154 thanks to new recruit Ben Rohrer's brilliant half-century, however that effort was in vain as Rajasthan chased the total down easily with only one wicket falling. This loss for the Daredevils officially eliminated them from the 2013 season.

In their next match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi managed to contain the Royal Challengers who were 106 in 16.0 overs, but Bangalore scored 77 in their last four overs and reached a total of 183, thanks to a well-made 99 by Virat Kohli. Nonetheless, the Daredevils fought hard but closely lost the match by just 4 runs. The Delhi Daredevils next played the dominant Chennai Super Kings side who batted first and posted 168. Delhi failed to gain momentum throughout the match and eventually lost by 33 runs. The following match was against Kings XI Punjab who defeated them again, this time by 7 runs, as they failed to chase 172. Their final game was against Pune Warriors India. Delhi bowled first and the Pune Warriors posted a total of 171. In the second innings, Delhi started well maintaining the required run rate, but began losing quick wickets after the 10th over. They couldn't chase the target and lost by 38 runs finishing last in the league table. Despite having an unforgiving season, a few big names were added to the support staff as the season progressed. The legendary Sir Vivian Richards was named as their new brand ambassador, former England spinner Jeremy Snape was added to the support staff and renowned former Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed was named as their new spin bowling coach. They contract for how much year.

2014 IPL season

Ahead of the IPL 2014 auction, on 10 January 2014 the Delhi Daredevils announced that they will not retain any players from their current squad for season 7. With no players retained, the team would have the most 'right-to-match' cards among all the franchises at the auction: i.e., three. They will also have their full purse of Rs 600 million (approx US$9.6) to spend at the auction. The Delhi Daredevils experienced another poor season in 2014. They lost their first match, against Royal Challengers Bangalore, however they won their next match against Kolkata Knight Riders. This was followed by a heavy loss against the Chennai Super Kings and a nail-bitingly close match which resulted in a disappointing loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Delhi Daredevils won their next match against the Mumbai Indians having restricted Mumbai to 125. Later, when the tournament shifted from the United Arab Emirates to India, Delhi lost their next nine matches. The Delhi Daredevils won only two out of their 14 matches, both of which took place in the UAE. Despite their poor performance, JP Duminy, the team captain, had a relatively good season overall scoring 410 runs from 14 matches at an average of 51.25 and was the tournament's eighth highest run-scorer. The Delhi Daredevils once again had a disappointing season finishing last.

2015 IPL season

The team finished seventh in the 2015 edition of the IPL. They received fierce criticism from the Delhi fans because of their string of poor performances in the past two years.

2016 IPL season

The Delhi Daredevils released many of its players, including last year's most expensive purchase, Yuvraj Singh, whom they had bought for a whopping ₹ 16 crores. The Daredevils also released former Sri Lankan skipper and all-rounder Angelo Mathews who was bought for ₹ 7.5 crores. New additions included uncapped all rounder Pawan Negi, who was bought for ₹ 8.5 crores, thereby becoming the most expensive Indian player in the IPL Auction of 2016. Sanju Samson and Karun Nair, who previously played for the Rajastan Royals were also bought for hefty amounts. South African all rounder Chris Morris was bought for ₹ 7 crores. Englishman Sam Billings and Australian Joel Paris also joined the Delhi squad. They purchased three promising India U-19 players - Rishabh Pant, Khaleel Ahmed and Mahipal Lomror as well. After the Daredevils ended their association with South African Gary Kirsten, they appointed Paddy Upton as their head coach. The Indian batting legend and head coach of India U-19, Rahul Dravid was appointed the batting mentor of the Daredevils. Zaheer Khan was appointed as the new captain of the Delhi Daredevils in 2016 IPL season. Relative to their performance in the last 3 seasons, Delhi Daredevils had improved the way they played in 2016. Chris Morris got the fastest 50 (17 balls) of the tournament and was also effective in the bowling department. Quinton De Kock was among the leading run scorers in the season. After losing their first match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, they went on to dominate Kings XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders in the second leg and Gujarat Lions. They won five of their first seven matches. They lost their second match against Gujarat Lions by just one run. Delhi were favorites to qualify for the playoffs. However, they could manage only two wins against Sunrisers Hyderabad and finished with 14 points in 14 games, putting them in 6th place.

2017 IPL season

Delhi lost their main players, De Kock and Duminy before the tournament, placing dependence on a young batting line up and a bowling line up of Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Shami, Chris Morris, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav, Ben Hilfenhaus. They lost to RCB in first game and won by big margins against RPS and KXIP. After this they lost five consecutive games. However, they bounced back by chasing 189 and 214 against SRH and GL respectively. Samson got the first century of the season. Pant made 97 against GL. But DD lost to MI by a big margin of 146 runs which was the highest win by runs in ipl history. During the middle of tournament, Captain Zaheer Khan was down with injury for his hamstring, missed three matches and Karun Nair was appointed as stand-in Captain. DD ended up at 6th position again with six wins and eight losses.

2018 IPL season

2019 IPL season

Delhi Capitals retained 14 players and traded in 1 player (Shikhar Dhawan from Sun Risers Hyderabad by trading off Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharmaand Shahbaz Nadeem) for the 12th season of Indian Premier League. Retained players for the 12th IPL season are Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Manjot Kalra, Colin Munro, Trent Boult, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada and Sandeep Lamichhane .

On the IPL auction day(18 December 2018) DC filled up their 10 Available Player slots(7 Indian slots and 3 Overseas slots):Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Hanuma Vihari, Sherfane Rutherford, Ishant Sharma, Keemo Paul, Jalaj Saxena, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa.

Delhi Capitals later traded Jayant Yadav to Mumbai Indians post IPL 2019 auctions.

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.

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.

Team anthem

Bollywood playback singer Kailash Kher was the artist for the team's anthem - "Khel Front Foot Pe" ("Play on the front foot") or "play aggressively", a trait fondly associated with Delhiites who are known to have a competitive and aggressive spirit. The song was played at every Delhi Daredevils match.

The Delhi Daredevils then launched their new anthem "Munday Dilli Ke" (The Lads from Delhi) on 5 March 2012 on YouTube.[6]

Their new anthem for the 2016 season of IPL titled 'Dhuandaar Dilli' was released on YouTube which has been sung by Sukhwinder Singh.[7] In 2018, they released yet another theme song, called 'DilDilliHaiDhadkega'.

Players

Virender Sehwag was 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 Gambhir left the team for Kolkata Knight Riders 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, David Warner, Andrew McDonald, Daniel Vettori, Farveez Maharoof, Dirk Nannes and Aaron Finch have donned the cap for the Daredevils, making the team one of the most diverse franchises in the IPL. The team also included Indian players like Dinesh Karthik and Yo Mahesh.

In 2009, Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Malik left due to the ban on Pakistani players and Asif's positive drug test. David Warner, Andrew McDonald, Paul Collingwood and Owais Shah were the new signings. Ashish Nehra came in from Mumbai Indians as a trade-off for Shikhar Dhawan. For IPL 2010, Moises Henriques came in from Kolkata Knight Riders in exchange for Manoj Tiwary and Owais Shah. Wayne Parnell was purchased at the auction for US$610,000.

In 2012, they bought Mahela Jayawardene, Andre Russell, Doug Bracewell, Morne Morkel and Kevin Pietersen.[8] The Daredevils also signed all-rounder Pawan Negi, batsmen Manprit Juneja and Kuldeep Rawal ahead of the 2012 season.[9] The Daredevils appointed Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene as vice-captain for 2012.[10] On 29 February 2012, the Daredevils signed Ross Taylor from the Rajasthan Royals in a trade for an undisclosed amount.[11]

Delhi Daredevils appointed Mahela Jayawardene as the captain for the 2013 edition and signed Jeevan Mendis, Jesse Ryder and Johan Botha. In the IPL 7 auction held on 12 and 13 February 2014, the Delhi Daredevils did not retain its key players from the previous IPL seasons. They used the 'right-to-match' card for resigning Kevin Pietersen.

The Delhi Daredevils have a high turnover rate. Notable players such as AB de Villiers, Gautam Gambhir and David Warner all were released by the Delhi Daredevils management.

Seasons

Year Indian Premier League
2008 Semifinalists (4th/8)
2009 Semifinalists (3rd/8)
2010 League stage (5th/8)
2011 League stage (10th/10)
2012 Playoffs (3rd/9)
2013 League stage (9th/9)
2014 League stage (8th/8)
2015 League stage (7th/8)
2016 League stage (6th/8)
2017 League stage (6th/8)
2018 League stage (8th/8)

The Daredevils played in the now defunct Champions League Twenty20 twice, in 2009 and 2012. While they were eliminated in the group stage in the former, they made the semifinals in the latter.

Current squad

Template:Delhi Capitals Roster

Administration and support staff

Sponsorship

Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest Branding
2008 Adidas Hero Honda Religare Adidas
2009 Jetking GMR Group
2010 Idea Panasonic
2011 Muthoot Group
2012
2013
2014 N/A Quikr Justdial
2015 Flying Machine Daikin Lux Cozi Flying Machine
2016 Shiv Naresh Manforce Karbonn Mobiles
2017 Jio
2018 T10 Sports NatureFresh Suzuki Gixxer
2019 SqadGear APL Apollo Steel Tubes Lotus Herbals

Statistics

Win–loss record

Edition Played Won Loss Tied No result % win Home Win% Away Win% Neutral Win% Status
IPL 2008 15 7 7 - 1 50% 4/7 (1 NR)= 66.7% 3/7= 42.86% 0/1=0% Semifinalists
IPL 2009 15 10 5 - - 66.67% - - 10/15= 66.67% League Stage Table Toppers, Semifinalists
IPL 2010 14 7 7 - - 50% 3/7= 42.9% 4/7= 57.1% - League stage
IPL 2011 14 4 9 - 1 30.77% 1/7 (1 NR)= 16.7% 3/7= 42.9% - League stage
IPL 2012 18 11 7 - - 61.11% 5/8= 62.5% 6/9= 66.67% 0/1=0% League Stage Table Toppers, Playoffs
IPL 2013 16 3 13 - - 18.75% 3/8= 37.5% 0/8= 0% - League Stage
IPL 2014 14 2 12 - - 14.28% 0/5= 0% 0/4= 0% 2/5=40% League Stage
IPL 2015 14 5 8 - 1 35.70% 3/7= 42.9% 2/7 (1 NR)= 33.3% - League Stage
IPL 2016 14 7 7 - - 50% 4/7 =57.1 % 3/7= 42.9% - League Stage
IPL 2017 14 6 8 - - 42.85% 4/7 =57.1 % 2/7= 28.6% - League Stage
IPL 2018 14 5 9 - - 35.71% 4/7 =57.1 % 1/7 =14.3 % - League stage
Overall 162 67 92 - 3 42.13% 31/70 (2 NR)=45.6 % 24/70 (1 NR)= 34.8% 12/22= 54.54%

Updated until IPL 2018.

Head to head in IPL

Teams Matches Won Lost Tied+Win No result % win
Chennai Super Kings 17 5 12 - - 29.41
Deccan Chargers / Sunrisers Hyderabad 19 10 9 - - 52.60
Kings XI Punjab 22 9 13 - - 40.90
Kochi Tuskers Kerala 2 1 1 - - 50
Kolkata Knight Riders 22 9 13 - - 40.90
Mumbai Indians 22 11 11 - - 50.00
Pune Warriors India / Rising Pune Supergiants 9 4 4 - 1 44.44
Rajasthan Royals 18 7 11 - - 38.88
Royal Challengers Bangalore 21 6 13 1 1 32.50
Gujarat Lions 4 3 1 - - 75%

Last updated: 3 May 2018

Overall results in CLT20

Year Matches Wins Losses No result Success Rate Summary
2009 4 2 2 0 50.0% League stage
2012 5 2 1 2 40.0% Semi final
Total 9 4 3 2 44.44%

Head to head in CLT20

CLT20 Team Played Won Lost Tied No Result Win%
Victorian Bushrangers 1 0 1 - - 0
Wayamba 1 1 0 - - 100
Cape Cobras 1 1 0 - - 100
Kolkata Knight Riders 1 1 0 - - 100
Auckland Aces 1 0 0 - 1 0
Perth Scorchers 1 1 0 - - 100
Titans 1 - - - 1 0
Royal Challengers Bangalore 1 0 1 - - 0
Highveld Lions 1 0 1 - - 0

References

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  5. ^ "Disappointed McGrath may not return next season". Deccan Herald.
  6. ^ "Delhi Daredevils launch official song for IPL-5". Indian Express. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Delhi Daredevil Anthem - Dhuandaar Dilli. New anthem for the 2018 season of IPL titled 'Dil Dilli Hai' was officially released by Delhi Daredevils franchise. This song is all about Delhi Daredevils cricket festival". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Kevin Pietersen transfers to Delhi Daredevils".http://iplt20.com/photos/46/ipl-2012-match-23-delhi-daredvils-v-deccan-chargers
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  11. ^ Tariq Engineer. "Daredevils sign Ross Taylor from Royals". cricinfo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2012.