Delhi Daredevils - Team Introduction

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

Indian Premier League Teams

There are eight teams contesting in IPL Twenty20 tournament currently, owned by their respective IPL franchises distributed evenly throughout India. In January 2008, the eight IPL franchises were awarded to the highest bidders that involved big wigs of industries ranging from aviation to entertainment.

According to the latest rules framed, each IPL team is to be constituted meeting certain guidelines such as:

• Minimum squad strength- 16 players plus one physio and a coach
• Foreign players allowed in each squad - 10 (Maximum 4 in the playing XI)
• Minimum number of local players to be included in each team - 8
• Minimum number of players from the BCCI under-22 pool to be included in each team - 2