Delhi Daredevils have had a frustrating journey in IPL so far. At times they had a strong team which looked invincible and at times they had a weak team but the results have been the same. They have failed to win an IPL title so far.
Delhi Daredevils Owners- GMR Group, JSW Group.
Captain- Gautam Gambhir
Head coach – Ricky Ponting
Assistant coach – Pravin Amre
Bowling coach – James Hopes
Spin bowling coach – Sridharan Sriram
Fielding coach – Subhadeep Ghosh
Team manager – Sunil Valson
Home Ground-Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Notable players in Delhi Daredevils IPL 2018
Virender Sehwag- A true daredevil, Sehwag was probably the most flamboyant and fearless openers of all times. Sehwag was Delhi’s captain during the initial seasons and was effective with the bat as well.
Chris Morris – An all-rounder who is highly under-rated Chris Morris has kept Delhi’s hopes alive in the last few seasons with his skillful batting and high-quality bowling. Morris’s big hitting helped Delhi several times and his bowling has been outstanding.
Zaheer Khan– The pace bowler looked good during his stint with Delhi Daredevils. He used the new ball well and acted as a mentor for the new guns. Zak was useful during the death overs as well.
Mohammed Shami – A notable performer, Mohammed Shami has served DD with his full capacity. Shami’s ability to extract help from dead surfaces has been phenomenal and it is his biggest strength. Injuries affected his performances but whenever he is fit, he is one of best in the business.
Other notable players-.Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, Amit Mishra, JP Duminy, Shreyas Iyer.
IPL 2018 Delhi Daredevils Current Squad-
Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Vijay Shankar, Chris Morris, Colin Munro, Glenn Maxwell, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Abhishek Sharma,Rahul Tewatia, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mohammad Shami, Gautam Gambhir, Manjot Kalra, Trent Boult, Daniel Christian, Naman Ojha, Sayan Ghosh, Jason Roy, Prithvi Shaw, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Jayant Yadav.