Delhi Daredevils - Champions League Twenty20

Delhi Daredevils, owned by GMR Group (based in Bangalore), represents the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise was auctioned off for $84 million and plays its home matches in the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, located in New Delhi. Virender Sehwag is the captain of the team, also its 'Icon' status player and Greg Shipperd, from Australia, is the head coach. IPL Delhi Daredevils team has Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar as its brand ambassador. The colors of the team are navy blue and red.

In the first season of IPL i.e. 2008, Delhi Daredevils finished the round-robin portion with a record of 7-6. It went to the semi-finals and played against Rajasthan Royals, losing out to the latter. On the scoreboard of IPL 200, the team stood at fourth rank, with 15 points and net run rate of +0.342. On 14th July 2008, Mohammad Asif, a pace bowler with Delhi Daredevils, tested positive for an unnamed banned substance. His case is under the review of IPL's three-member drug tribunal of medical and legal experts.

Logo
The logo of Delhi Daredevils has a blazing red ball in it, along with the team's name.

2009 Player Changes
Mohammad Asif (Out)
Shoaib Malik (Out)
David Warner (In)
Andrew McDonald (In)
Ashish Nehra (In as a trade-off for Shikhar Dhawan)
Paul Collingwood (In - Purchased)
Owais Shah (In - Purchased)


Delhi Daredevils Players

Batsmen
Owais Shah (England)
David Warner (Australia)
Gautam Gambhir (India)
Manoj Tiwary (India)
Virender Sehwag (India) - Captain


Wicket Keepers
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
Dinesh Karthik (India)


All Rounders
Andrew McDonald (Australia)
Tillakaratne Dilshan (South Africa)
Paul Collingwood (England)
Farveez Maharoof (Sri Lanka)
Rajat Bhatia (India)
Mithun Manhas (India)


Bowlers
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
Dirk Nannes (Australia)
Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh (India)
Ashish Nehra (India)
Amit Mishra (India)
Pradeep Sangwan (India)


Support Staffs/Coaches
Head Coach: Greg Shipperd (Australia)
Assistant Head Coach: David Saker (Australia)
Bowling Consultant: Dennis Lillee (Australia)
Physiotherapist: Justin Steer


Administration
Owners: GMR group
Vice President: Amrit Mathur
Vice President: T. A. Sekhar
Selector: Adhishwar