After good performances in IPL 1 & IPL 2, Delhi Daredevils struggled in IPL 3 and IPL 4. Delhi is the worst performer in IPL 4. This team has worst strategists who do not even know whom to pick during auction.
IPL 4 auction: They decided not to retain Gautam Gambhir.
IPL 5 auction: When they need world class domestic players, they focussed too much on world class foreign players (most of them may not be available for initial games)
IPL Delhi Franchisee Profile:
Team Name: Delhi Daredevils
IPL entry: 2008
Franchisee owner: GMR Group bought Delhi IPL franchisee for 331 crore.
Official website: http://www.delhidaredevils.com/
Stadium: Firoze Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi.
Associate partner: Tata Motors
Delhi IPL T20 Cricket team profile:
Coach: Eric Simons
Captain: Virender Sehwag
Foolish decision: Delhi Daredevils decided not to retain Gautam Gambhir during auction. Only GOD may know their strategy.
Delhi Daredevils T20 squad for IPL 5:
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Cricketer Name |
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Price |
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Batsmen: |
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Virender Sehwag |
India (Delhi) |
9 crore |
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2. |
Aaron Finch |
Australia |
1.4 crore |
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3. |
David Warner |
Australia |
3.5 crore |
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4. |
Venugopala Rao |
India (Andhra) |
3.2 crore |
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5. |
Travis Birt |
Australia |
9 Lakh |
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6. |
Colin Ingram |
South Africa |
46 Lakh |
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7. |
UnmuktChand |
Dehi |
10 Lakh |
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8. |
Mahela Jayawardena |
Sri Lanka |
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Ross Taylor |
New Zealand |
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Kevin Pietersen |
England |
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11. |
Glen Maxwell |
Australia |
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12. |
Manpreet Juneja |
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13. |
Punit Bist |
Delhi |
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14. |
Kuldeep Rawal |
Saurashtra |
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All-Rounders: |
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1. |
Irfan Pathan |
India (Baroda) |
8.7 crore |
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2. |
James Hopes |
Australia |
1.6 crore |
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3. |
Ajit Agarkar |
India (Mumbai) |
92 Lakh |
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4. |
Van Der Merwe |
South Africa |
23 Lakh |
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5. |
Andrew McDonald |
Australia |
23 Lakh |
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6. |
Robert Frylinck |
South Africa |
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7. |
Andre Russell |
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Wicket-Keepers: |
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1. |
Naman Ojha |
India (MP) |
1.2 crore |
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2. |
Mathew Wade |
Australia |
45 Lakh |
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Bowlers: |
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Morne Morkel |
South Africa |
2.2 crore |
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Ashok Dinda |
India (Bengal) |
1.6 crore |
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3. |
Umesh Yadav |
India (Vidarbha) |
3.2 crore |
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4. |
Sunny Gupta |
Tamil Nadu |
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5. |
Varun Aaron |
Jharkhand |
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6. |
Avishkar Salvi |
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Strengths:
1. Virender Sehwag & David Warner.
2. Colin Ingram – T20 player of the year in South Africa.
3. Irfan Pathan is in good form.
Weaknesses:
1. No strategy in picking players during auction.
2. Not retaining Gautam Gambhir.
3. Weak Indian players.
4. Bowling department is not adequate.
5. Several batting stars will not be available for Delhi in the initial games.
Delhi Daredevils IPL 5 squad rating: 7/10
IPL 5 prediction: May struggle to reach play-off stage.
Please share your opinion on Delhi Daredevils IPL squad.
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David warner is one of the best opener and i beleive that he will perform his best ,i wish him all the best,we all will see his potential in t20 world cup .
my team:
Virender Shewag Irfan Pathan(fast) Ajit Agarkar(fast)
David Warner Morne Morkel(fast)
Naman Ojha Ashok Dinda(fast)
Venugopal Rao Umesh Yadav(fast)
Robert Frylinck Roelof van der Merwe(Spin)
Wat say people…….
I think the main mistake by delhi daredevils is that he not retain gautam gambhir & they have to buy some defensive player like dilshan,kallis,kohli,devilliers etc which they dont have and this proves to be a basic reason for their low performance in the dlf ipl.
I think delhi daredevils have most of the atacking player in his team which proves to be main reason for their low performance in the ipl season , they want to have the player like virat, gauti , shakib etc who performs according to the situation as they arise and also they are suitable in all condition. DD also lacks a good quality domestic playing like robin uthappa who can keep also