Delhi DareDevils
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| 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 |
| Mayank Tehlan |
21 |
India |
All Rounder |
None |
