Team Introduction
The Delhi Team is one of the franchise cricket teams of the Indian Twenty20 Premier League. The team had qualified first time for their first final in 2020 after twelve years of the tournament’s inception. In 2019, it also qualified for the playoffs for the first time in 7 years and they followed it up being the runners-up in 2020 and yet another playoff finish in 2021. However, they did not make it to the playoffs the last two seasons.
After captain Shreyas Iyer had led the side to their first runners-up, finish in the 2020 season, he was replaced by young Rishabh Pant. For the 2023 season, however, Pant was sidelined with injury and David Warner took his place. Having made a completely recovery, Pant has returned to the squad for the 2024 season and will also captain the side.
Team Origin: Founded in 2008 and based in Delhi
Team Owners: GMR Group and JSW Group
Team’s Last Year Glimpse: In 2022, the team finished ninth on the points table with five wins and nine losses.
Where the team currently stands: Delhi will start its 2024 campaign against Punjab on March 23.
Team’s ex-captains: V Sehwag, G Gambhir, KD Karthik, JR Hopes, DPMD Jayawardene, LRPL Taylor, DA Warner, LP Pietersen, JP Duminy, Z Khan, KK Nair, SS Iyer, R Pant (present), David Warner (interim)
Current Coach: Ricky Ponting
Home Ground: Arun Jaitley Stadium (formerly Feroz Shah Kotla), Delhi
Team Players
Top Auctioned Players of 2024
Kumar Kushagra – Rs. 7.20 crore
Jhye Richardson – Rs. 5 crore
Harry Brook – Rs. 4 crore
Sumit Kumar Rs. 1 crore
Shai Hope – Rs. 75 lakh
List of all Players in the Team
Rishabh Pant (c), Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara.
T20 League 2024 Schedule for Delhi Team
Punjab vs Delhi, Mohali, March 23 – 3:30 PM IST
Rajasthan vs Delhi, Jaipur, March 28 – 7:30 PM IST
Delhi vs Chennai, Visakhapatnam, March 31 – 7:30 PM IST
Delhi vs Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, April 3 – 7:30 PM IST
Mumbai vs Delhi, Mumbai, April 7 – 3:30 PM IST
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Things to know & Facts about the Delhi team
The owners of the Delhi team, GMR Group, bought the team for $8.4 million.
- Ricky Ponting, 3 times ODI World Cup Champion and the most successful captain in cricket, is the head coach of the team.
- The team reached the playoffs in 2008 and 2009, after which it took 10 years for the team to reach the playoffs again in 2019.
- Despite being a strong team, it has never won the title and has finished as runners-up only once in the 2020 season.
- Shikhar Dhawan scored the highest runs for the team in the 2019 season, with a total score of 521 runs.
- The South African player, Kagiso Rabada, took 25 wickets in the Indian T20 Premier League 2019 season.
- The 2020 season for the Delhi team was a battle between the most successful captain Rohit Sharma from Mumbai and the youngest captain Shreyas Iyer from Delhi.
- Delhi has had the most captains across the 13 seasons of the T20 Premier League, with a total of 12 captains.
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Past Indian T20 League Performance of the Delhi Team
|
Year |
Performance |
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2008 |
Finished fourth as Semi-finalists |
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2009 |
Finished third as Semi-finalists |
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2010 |
Finished 5th |
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2011 |
Finished 10th |
|
2012 |
Finished 3rd in the playoffs |
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2013 |
Finished 9th |
|
2014 |
Finished 8th |
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2015 |
Finished 7th |
|
2016 |
Finished 6th |
|
2017 |
Finished 6th |
|
2018 |
Finished 8th |
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2019 |
Finished 3rd in the playoffs |
|
2020 |
Runners-up |
|
2021 |
Finished as runners-up |
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2022 |
Finished 5th |
|
2023 |
Finished 9th |
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Who is the captain of the Delhi team?
Rishabh Pant is the current captain of the team for the 2024 season.
Which is the home ground of the team?
The Delhi team’s home ground is the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
What is the winning count of the team at the home ground?
The team won 33 matches out of 77 matches played at the home ground.
How many times did the team win the T20 Premier League finals?
The Delhi team has never won the T20 Premier League but finished as runners-up in 2020.
Who has won the Purple Cap in the team?
Morne Morkel won the Purple Cap in the team in the 2012 season.
Who has won the Orange Cap in the team?
No player from the Delhi team has ever won the Orange Cap in the history of the T20 Premier League.
IPL 2024: Five Delhi players to watch out for
Mitchell Marsh: The Australian all-rounder will play a crucial role with the bat for Delhi, having scored 474 runs in the past year at a strike rate of 158. He also provides valuable overs with the ball, taking 14 wickets at an economy rate below eight runs per over for the past one year.
Rishabh Pant: Making a remarkable comeback after a life-threatening car accident and rigorous rehabilitation, Pant will lead Delhi after a long hiatus. His performance in IPL 2024 could determine his late reckoning for a spot in the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup squad.
Axar Patel: An effective all-rounder, Patel’s quick-arm spin can turn the match in Delhi’s favor. With 11 wickets at an economy rate of 7.19 in IPL 2023, he remains a bowler to watch out for in IPL 2024.
Kuldeep Yadav: Known for his wrist-spin magic, Yadav picked up 10 wickets in IPL 2023 at an economy rate of 7.36 and a strike rate of 29.40. His ability to produce match-winning spells makes him a key player for Delhi.
David Warner: Despite retiring from Test and ODI cricket, Warner aims to extend his playing days and lead Delhi to success. With his blistering stroke play and previous seasons’ performances, Warner remains a formidable force in the batting lineup.
