DELHI CAPITALS
Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils) are
a franchise cricket team based out of Delhi in
the Indian Premier League (IPL).,
the franchise is jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Group. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium,
located in New Delhi. The
Capitals appeared in their first IPL final in 2020.
CONTENTS:-
Ø 6. Kit
manufacturers and sponsors
Ø 8. Administration
and support staff
Ø 9. Seasons standing
and final result
Franchise history
The IPL is a cricket league organised by the Board
of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and backed by the International
Cricket Council (ICC). The inaugural tournament was held in
April–June 2008, in which BCCI finalised a list of eight teams who participated
in the tournament. The teams represented eight different cities in India,
including Delhi. The teams were put up for auction
in Mumbai on 20 February 2008, and the Delhi
team was bought by the property development company GMR Group for US$84 million.[3]
In March 2018, GMR sold a 50% stake in the Delhi Daredevils to JSW Sports for ₹550 crore (US$73 million).[4]
In December 2018, the team changed its name from the Delhi Daredevils to
the Delhi Capitals.[5] Speaking
to the rationale behind changing 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."[6] 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."[7]
Seasons history
2008 IPL
Main article: Delhi Daredevils
in 2008
During the inaugural edition of the IPL, the Delhi Daredevils won their
initial two matches against the Rajasthan Royals and the Deccan Chargers. Then, after losing a match to
the Kings XI Punjab,
the team won their next two matches against the Royal
Challengers Bangalore and the Chennai Super Kings.
However, the Delhi Daredevils lost in four straight matches, breaking
the streak with a win against the Deccan Chargers.[8] After
another loss against the Kings XI Punjab,[9] they
recovered and won three matches to finish in the final four of the league.
The Delhi Daredevils lost to eventual champions, the Rajasthan Royals,
in the semi-final.
2009 IPL
Main article: Delhi Daredevils
in 2009
The Daredevils dominated for much of the 2009 IPL season under the
captaincy of former Indian opener and Delhi-native, Gautam Gambhir, finishing at the top of the
table. The likes of former Indian opener and triple-Centurion Sehwag and
Gambhir had both developed since the prior season. They set up many large
totals for the Daredevils, with South African power hitter and part-time
keeper AB de Villiers hitting
one of only two centuries in
the 2009 IPL (the other was made by the young Indian batsman Manish Pandey) at a match in South Africa. The
bowling team, which was composed mainly of New Zealander spin pro Daniel Vettori, India senior spinner Amit
Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan,
and former India fast bowler Ashish Nehra, was bolstered by the off-season
signing of Australian Dirk Nannes, which
created a strong bowling line-up. The batting of the Daredevils featured
Sehwag, Gambhir, power hitter Dilshan, AB
de Villiers, and Manoj Tiwary.
The Daredevils consisted of new and then uncapped players like Australia
Captain Aaron Finch and
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who
went on to become successful in T20[clarification
needed] circuits.
However, despite finishing at the top of the points table during the
regular season, the Daredevils crumbled in the semi-final after Deccan Chargers' captain Adam Gilchrist hit the then fastest 50 in
the IPL history (in just 17 balls).[10] Nannes
in particular, who was again picked over Aussie pacer Glenn McGrath, was punished by Gilchrist, and
later by Aussie opening all-rounder Andrew Symonds. The semi-final loss meant
Delhi did not contest the final of the 2009 IPL season, despite having the best
record in the league stages. However, Delhi managed to qualify for the
now-defunct 2009
Champions League Twenty20 as a result of their performance in
the group stage.
2012 IPL
Main article: Delhi Daredevils
in 2012
Due to the disbanding of the 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.
In the 2012 IPL season, a new side of the Delhi Daredevils was seen
after a poor 2011 season where they finished last. They came back strongly,
having purchased players such as Afro-English batting great Kevin Pietersen, Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene,
and Kiwi batsman Ross Taylor. They
stood first in the Pool Table with the Kolkata Knight Riders at
second place, the Mumbai Indians coming
third, and the defending champions the Chennai Super Kings securing the fourth
spot, consequently also qualifying for the Champions League Twenty20 in 2012
held in South Africa.
Australian pace bowler Glenn McGrath expressed disappointment over not
being picked to play any match during the whole season, and stopped playing for
Delhi.[11]
Former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardane was appointed as the new
captain of the Delhi Daredevils after Indian opener Virender Sehwag stepped down from
captaincy during the 2012 season of the Champions League Twenty20.
2013 IPL
Main article: Delhi Daredevils
in 2013
Delhi Daredevils lost their first six matches of IPL 2013 and won their
first match in their seventh game against the Mumbai Indians. Virender Sehwag
and Mahela Jayawardene's partnership led to a win against the Mumbai Indians,
in which they scored 161 runs. Sehwag was the "Man of the Match"
for his innings of 95* off 57 balls. After this match, they faced the Kings XI
Punjab and lost again. But in their ninth match of the season against the Pune Warriors India,
they won, putting them in eighth place in the points table. They defeated
defending champions the Kolkata Knight Riders in their tenth match by seven
wickets but failed to advance to the seventh place due to their net run-rate.
In their next match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad,
the Delhi Daredevils were bowled out for just 80 runs, giving the Sunrisers a
win. In their match against the Rajasthan Royals, they scored 154 runs, thanks
to recruit Ben Rohrer's
half-century. However, that effort was in vain as the Rajasthan Royals chased
the total down with the loss of only one wicket. This loss for the Daredevils
officially eliminated them from the 2013 season.
In their next match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi
managed to contain the Royal Challengers who were 106 in 16.0 overs, but
Bangalore scored 77 in their last 4 overs and reached a total of 183, thanks to
a 99 by RCB skipper Virat Kohli. The
Daredevils lost the match by just four runs. The team next played the Chennai
Super Kings who batted first and posted 168 runs. Delhi failed to gain momentum
throughout the match and eventually lost by 33 runs. The following match was
against the Kings XI Punjab who defeated them again, this time by seven runs,
as they failed to chase down 172 runs. Their final game was against the Pune
Warriors India. Delhi bowled first and the Pune Warriors posted a total of 171
runs. In the second innings, Delhi maintained the required run rate but began
losing quick wickets after the tenth over. They could not chase the target and
lost by 38 runs finishing last in the league table. Despite seeing a
forgettable season, a few big names were added to the support staff as the
season progressed. The legendary West Indies batsman Sir Vivian Richards was
named as their new brand ambassador,[12] 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.
2014 IPL
Main article: Delhi Daredevils
in 2014
Ahead of the IPL 2014 auction, on 10 January 2014, the Delhi Daredevils
announced that they would not retain any players from their current squad for
season seven[citation needed]. With no players retained, the team had the most
"right-to-match" cards among all the franchises at the auction—three.
They also had Rs 600 million (approx US$9.6 million) to spend at the
auction.
The Delhi Daredevils experienced another poor season in 2014. They lost
their first match, against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, however, they won
their next match against the Kolkata Knight Riders. This was followed by a loss
against the two-time champions the Chennai Super Kings and a close match which
resulted in a loss against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Delhi Daredevils won
their next match against the Mumbai Indians, having restricted them to 125.
Later, when the tournament shifted from the makeshift venue in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) to India, Delhi lost their next nine
matches. The Delhi Daredevils won only two out of their fourteen matches, both
of which took place in the adopted venue in the UAE. Despite their poor
performance, South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy, the team captain scored 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 finished last.
2015 IPL
Main article: Delhi Daredevils
in 2015
The team finished seventh in the 2015 edition of the IPL. They received
fierce criticism from the Delhi fans due to their string of poor performances
in the previous two years.
2016 IPL
Main article: Delhi Daredevils
in 2016
The Delhi Daredevils released many of their players, including the
previous year's most expensive purchase, all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, whom they had bought for ₹16 crores. The Daredevils also released former Sri Lankan skipper and
all-rounder Angelo Mathews, who was bought for ₹7.5 crore. New additions to the team included uncapped all-rounder Pawan Negi, who was bought for ₹8.5 crore, thereby becoming the most expensive Indian player in the IPL
auction of 2016. Uncapped Indian batsman, Sanju Samson and Karun Nair, who previously played for the
Rajasthan Royals, were also bought for hefty amounts. South African
all-rounder Chris Morris was
bought for ₹7 crore. English keeper Sam Billings and Australian Joel Paris also joined the Delhi squad.
The team purchased three promising India U-19 players—local keeper Rishabh Pant, Rajasthan's pacer Khaleel Ahmed and Mahipal Lomror. After the Daredevils ended
their association with South African batsman Gary Kirsten, they appointed Paddy Upton as their head coach. The
Indian batsman and head coach of India U-19, Rahul Dravid was appointed the
Daredevils' batting mentor. Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan was appointed as the new
captain of the Delhi Daredevils in the 2016 IPL season. Relative to their
performance in the previous three seasons, the Delhi Daredevils improved the
way they played. South African all-rounder Chris Morris got the fastest 50 (17
balls) of the tournament and was also effective in the bowling department.
South African wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock was among the leading
run-scorers in the season. After losing their first match against two-time
champions the Kolkata Knight Riders, the Daredevils went on to dominate the
Kings XI Punjab, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, defending champions the
Mumbai Indians, the Kolkata Knight Riders in the second leg, and newcomers
the Gujarat Lions.
They won 5 of their first 7 matches, gaining 10 points. They lost their second
match against newcomers the Gujarat Lions by just one run. The Daredevils were
the favourites to qualify for the playoffs; however, they finished in sixth
with fourteen points in fourteen games.
2017 IPL
Main article: Delhi Daredevils
in 2017
Delhi lost South Africans de Kock and Duminy before the tournament,
placing dependence on a young batting line-up and a bowling line-up of former
Indian pacer Zaheer Khan, Indian pacer Mohammed Shami, South African all-rounder
Chris Morris, Aussie bowling all-rounder Pat Cummins, South African young pacer Kagiso Rabada, Indian spinner Amit Mishra, young spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav and Ben Hilfenhaus. They lost to runners-up RCB in
the 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 defending champions SRH and GL respectively. Keralite wicket-keeper
Sanju Samson got the first century of the season. Young wicket-keeper and local
boy Rishabh Pant made 97 against GL. But the Delhi Daredevils lost to then
two-time champions MI by a margin of 146 runs, which was the highest win by
runs in the IPL history. During the middle of the tournament, captain and
former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan was down with an injury to his hamstring which
caused him to miss three matches, and young Indian batsman Karun Nair was
appointed as stand-in captain.
The Delhi Daredevils ended up in sixth position again with six wins (+12
points) and eight losses for the season.
2018 IPL
Main article: Delhi Daredevils
in 2018
Going into the big auctions, each franchise were allowed to retain up to
three players. Additionally, they could also use Right to Match cards
to get back two players during the auctions.[13] Delhi
Daredevils retained Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris and Rishabh Pant.[14] Coach Rahul Dravid had to quit his job as the
coach in order to protect his position as coach of India A and India
U-19, following a conflict of interest debate.[15] Ricky Ponting was appointed as the new
coach.[16]
2019 IPL
Main article: Delhi Capitals in
2019
The Delhi Capitals retained 14 players and traded their former player
and India opener Shikhar Dhawan from
Sunrisers Hyderabad. This was done by trading off the young all-rounder Vijay Shankar,
and Abhishek
Sharma and spinner Shahbaz Nadeem for the 12th season of the
IPL. Retained players for the twelfth IPL season were: captain and Indian
batsman Shreyas Iyer,
Indian wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman Rishabh Pant, young Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw, Indian spinner Amit Mishra,
young pacer Avesh Khan, uncapped
bowler and injured Harshal Patel,
uncapped bowling all-rounder Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Manjot Kalra, New Zealand opener Colin Munro, New Zealand pacer Trent Boult, South African all-rounder Chris
Morris, young South African pacer Kagiso Rabada and young Nepalese
spinner Sandeep Lamichhane.
On the IPL auction day, 18 December 2018, DC filled up their 10
available player slots (seven Indian slots and three overseas slots) with:
South African batsman Colin Ingram,
Indian all-rounder Axar Patel, Indian
all-rounder Hanuma Vihari, Sherfane Rutherford,
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma,
West Indian pacer Keemo Paul, and
uncapped Indian cricketers Jalaj Saxena, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh and Bandaru Ayyappa.
Delhi Capitals also brought the former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly as their official advisor[17] and
later traded Jayant Yadav to the Mumbai Indians after the IPL 2019 auction.
The Capitals began their campaign with a 37-run victory over 3-time
champions Mumbai. The Capitals entered the playoffs after seven years, and they
won their first playoffs match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets.
They lost the second match against the Chennai Super Kings by six wickets and
ended up as second runners up in the playoffs, their best-ever finish.
2020 IPL
Main article: Delhi Capitals in
2020
Delhi Capitals released Hanuma Vihari, Jalaj Saxena, Manjot Kalra,
Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayappa, Chris Morris, Colin Ingram, and Colin Munro from their 2019 roster.[18] They
have added Jason Roy, Chris Woakes , Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Mohit Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Marcus Stoinis, and Lalit Yadav for their 2020
roster during the IPL Auction.[19][20][21][22] Chris
Woakes, however pulled out of the tournament and was replaced by South African
fast bowler Anrich Nortje.[23] Jason
Roy, became the second player (and second English Player) from Capitals to pull
out of the tournament due to injury concerns and personal reasons, he was
replaced by Australian bowling all-rounder Daniel Sams.[24]
The team started well in the tournament, winning 7 out of the first 9
games.[25] However,
a string of four losses in a row put them in a position where losing their last
match could result in failure to make it to the playoffs.[26] They
however, were able to defeat Royal
Challengers Bangalore in the last match and thus, finished as
the second ranked team in league stage.[27] Also,
a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 helped them reach the finals for
the first time in the history of the IPL.[28] In
the finals, they were defeated by Mumbai Indians—the only team that Delhi could
not defeat in the tournament despite playing them 4 times. Also, this was the
most successful season for Delhi Capitals in the IPL history. In this season,
all games were played in the UAE.[29]
2021 IPL
Main article: Delhi Capitals in
2021
The 2021 IPL season was held in India. All teams were scheduled to play
at neutral venues (no team played at their home ground). On 30 March 2021,
Delhi Capitals officially promoted Rishabh Pant to captain of the squad
after Shreyas Iyer dislocated his shoulder while fielding a ball in the ODI
series against England and consequently, was ruled out of the
2021 IPL season.[30] Delhi
Capitals had 3 matches at the Wankhede Stadium, followed by 2 in Chennai, 4
in Ahmedabad and 5 in Kolkata. Delhi Capitals had won 6 games out of 8 matches
and were placed at the top of the points table before the season was
indefinitely suspended following a breach of the COVID-19 bio secure bubble.[31]
Home
ground
The Delhi Capitals play their home matches in the Arun Jaitley Stadium located
in New Delhi.[32] They
also have the modern Shaheed
Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur as their
second home ground.[33]
Team
anthems
Bollywood playback singer Kailash Kher was the artist for the
team's anthem[when?]—"Khelo Front Foot Pe" ("Play on the front foot") or
"play aggressively".
The Delhi Daredevils launched their new anthem "Munday Dilli
Ke" ("The Lads from Delhi") on 5 March 2012 on YouTube.[34]
Their anthem for the 2016 season of IPL, titled "Dhuandaar
Dilli" was released on YouTube, sung by Sukhwinder Singh.[35] In
2018, they released yet another theme song, titled "Dil Dilli hai, ab
Dhadkega". The theme song for the 2019 season for the rechristened
franchise, the Delhi Capitals was "Roar Machaa" sung by Amit Trivedi.[36]
Players
Main article: List of
Delhi Daredevils cricketers
Former India Opener and Delhi local, 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 Gautam Gambhir for
the 2010 season. But after Gambhir left the team for the 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 Australian Glenn McGrath, South African batsman and
part-time keeper AB de Villiers,
Sri Lanka player Tillakaratne Dilshan,
Australia opener and former vice-captain David Warner, Andrew McDonald,
New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori, Farveez Maharoof, Dirk Nannes and Aussie opener Aaron Finch have donned the cap for the
Daredevils. The team included Indian players like Tamil Nadu Middle-order
batsman and keeper Dinesh Karthik and Yo Mahesh.[citation needed]
In 2009, Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Malik left due to the ban on
Pakistani players and Asif's positive drug test. Aussie opener David Warner, Andrew McDonald,
English Opener Paul Collingwood and Owais Shah were the new signings. Fast
bowler Ashish Nehra came
in from Mumbai Indians as
a trade-off for Indian Opener Shikhar Dhawan. For IPL 2010, Australian
all-rounder Moises Henriques came
in from the Kolkata Knight Riders in
exchange for Manoj Tiwary and Owais Shah. Wayne Parnell was purchased at the
auction for US$610,000.[citation needed]
In 2012, they bought Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene,
Jamaican all-rounder Andre Russell, Doug Bracewell, Morne Morkel and English batsman Kevin Pietersen.[37] The
Daredevils also signed uncapped Indian all-rounder Pawan Negi, batsmen Manpreet
Juneja and Kuldeep Rawal ahead of the 2012 season.[38] The
Daredevils appointed Mahela Jayawardene as vice-captain for 2012.[citation needed] On 29 February 2012, the Daredevils signed Kiwi Batsman Ross Taylor from the inaugural
Champions Rajasthan Royals in
a trade for an undisclosed amount.
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