Delhi Daredevils
| Captain: | Virender Sehwag |
| Coach: | Greg Shipperd |
| Owner: | GMR Group |
| Vice Presidents: | Amrit Mathur & T. A. Sekhar |
| Brand Ambassador: | Akshay Kumar |
| Colors: | Black & Red |
| Team Logo: | Fire emitting cricket ball with team name written in bold red |
| Home Ground: | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi |
Delhi Daredevils is the team representing the national capital of Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is led by ace batsman Virender Sehwag while coached by Greg Shipperd.
In the auctions held in January 2008, rights for Delhi franchise of IPL were acquired by GMR group. The franchise was bought for $84 millions. While home ground of Delhi Daredevils is Feroz Shah Kotla stadium located in New Delhi, bollywood celebrity Akshay Kumar is the team's brand ambassador. The team's 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.
Delhi Daredevils In 2008 IPL Season
In the auctions held in January 2008, rights for Delhi franchise of IPL were acquired by GMR group. The franchise was bought for $84 millions. While home ground of Delhi Daredevils is Feroz Shah Kotla stadium located in New Delhi, bollywood celebrity Akshay Kumar is the team's brand ambassador. The team's 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.
Delhi Daredevils In 2008 IPL Season
Delhi Daredevils looked promising right from the onset of IPL's inaugural season since most of their players with the exception of Daniel Vettori, were available for the whole tournament.
The team had a strong batting lineup with Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, both from Delhi, opening the innings. Delhi Daredevils used most of their foreign players to create a bowling attack to reckon with, lead by Glenn McGrath and Mohammed Asif.
The team had a good start by winning four out of five matches they played. The Daredevils, continuing to win matches, finished the round-robin part of the IPL tournament with a record of 7-6, good enough to place them into the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals, the Delhi Daredevils lost to Rajasthan Royals by 105 runs. Interestingly, the Royals who had lost to Daredevils in their first encounter went on to win the IPL tournament.
Delhi Daredevils' Current Squad
Delhi Daredevils, with a formidable batting as well as bowling attack, include batsmen - Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, AB De Villiers, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah and Tillakaratne Dilshan, and bowlers - Glenn McGrath, Farveez Maharoof, Ashish Nehra and Daniel Vettori. The team also has promising youngsters like Manoj Tiwary, Dinesh Karthik, Rajat Bhatia and Yo Mahesh.
1. Virender Sehwag (Captain)
2. Gautam Gambhir
3. Ashish Nehra
4. Glenn McGrath
5. Amit Mishra
6. Abraham de Villiers
7. Daniel Vettori
8. Dinesh Karthik
9. Tillakaratne Dilshan
10. Farveez Maharoof
11. Rajat Bhatia
12. Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh
13. Mithun Manhas
14. Pradeep Sangwan
15. Manoj Tiwary
16. Owais Shah
17. Paul Collingwood
18. David Warner
19. Andrew McDonald
20. Dirk Nannes
21. Tejaswi Yadav
22. Yogesh Nagar
