The Delhi DareDevils
April 10th 2008 04:31
DareDevil by name and DareDevil by nature - that's if they all play the way their captain Virender Sehwag does. While this franchise doesn't have the depth that some of the others do the squad has its fair share of individual talent, solid cricketers and fierce competitors. With a bit of luck who knows? Here's the full squad.
Virender Sehwag
Captain
Age 29 years 160 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
India's dynamo at the top of the order - probably the most entertaining hitter in the country at the moment - He is the only Indian batsman to score a triple century, a feat he has managed twice putting him in the same league as Lara and Bradman. When you hear Sehwag has made a hundred you know exactly how he's done it - fast and punishingly hard.
Rajat Bhatia
Age 28 years 158 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Local Delhi allrounder who has been in the domestic system for a while. Highly rated with the ability to make a contribution with both bat and ball.
AB de Villiers
Age 24 years 40 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Initially thought of as a possible replacement to South African wicket keeper Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers has blossomed into an accomplished batsman in all types of cricket. He can bat anywhere in the order and adapt as the situation needs be. Talented fielder who can keep wickets at a pinch.
Shikhar Dhawan
Age 22 years 114 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Age 31 years 166 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Enigmatic Sri Lankan who has been in and out of his national side for the past few years. Essentially an attacking batsman in the lower middle order. He bowls tidy off spin and is an outstanding fielder in any position
Gautam Gambhir
Age 26 years 166 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak
Has really cemented a spot in the Indian one day side. This included several outstanding performances in the Commonwealth Bank tournament in Australia. This compact Delhi left hander has an array of shots and knows how to find the boundary when needed.
Brett Geeves
Age 25 years 289 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Talented Australian quick who can bat a bit - hasn't made it to international level yet but comes of a string of great performances in domestic Australian cricket for Tasmania. Will be keen to impress and look to this competition as a launching pad for an international career.
Dinesh Karthik
Age 22 years 301 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Karthik has been the Indian side's back up keeper at test and one day level where he has international experience. An excellent defensive batsman who has shown that he can lift his run rate in the shorter forms of the game. Will probably be wicket keeper in this team.
Glenn McGrath
Age 38 years 48 days
Playing role Bowler
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Retired from international cricket for more than a year now McGrath will be happy to re-enter an international arena. A fierce competitor and a record that stands as the finest fast bowler the game has seen. Not fearsome in pace but his relentless line and length and his self belief that he can always get the batsman out make him one of the game's greats.
Farveez Maharoof
Age 23 years 203 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Sri Lankan allrounder who has performed really well at international level over the past few seasons. A reliable fast medium bowler who does take wickets he also has the ability to do some late order hitting. Will be useful in this competition
Yo Mahesh
Age 20 years 98 days
Playing role All-rounder
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Yo bro ! Young allrounder from Tamil Nadu. Just starting his domestic career is playing as a medium quick who can be handy with the bat down the order as well as a solid fielder - good back up for the other allrounders in the side. Yo!
Mithun Manhas
Age 28 years 168 days
Playing role All-rounder
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Another local lad who has been around for a while. Only made it at domestic level but has an outstanding record with more than 5,500 runs for Delhi. His bowling has been a little less successful but could push for selection in this competition.
Amit Mishra
Age 25 years 125 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak
This Delhi legspinner has been around for a few years and even gained selection in the national one day side. He has been in good form of late and can be handy down the order with the bat.
Mohammad Asif
Age 25 years 99 days
Playing role Bowler
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Right arm fast Pakistani bowler who has an outstanding record at all levels and forms of the game. Has loads of experience and knows how to take wickets. Will probably lead the pace attack
Yogesh Nagar
Age 18 years 82 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Teenager who has only really played at under 19 level. This will be a great learning experience for him.
Pradeep Sangwan
Age 17 years 144 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Left-arm medium
At just 17 years of age this young allrounder has shown enormous potential for Delhi with both the bat and ball in his first season. Will get a kick out of playing with and against some of the biggest names in sport
Shoaib Malik
Age 26 years 56 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Pakistani allrounder starting to find his feet in the game big time. Talented right hand batsman who can bat anywhere in the order and bowls tight wicket taking offspinners. Will be a star of this team.
Mayank Tehlan
Age 21 years 169 days
Playing role All-rounder
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Cousin of the captain Virender Sehwag - yet to make a big impression.
Manoj Tiwary
Age 22 years 135 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak googly
Young attacking Bengali batsman who has tasted international cricket at one day level.A great domestic record will push for selection.
Daniel Vettori
Age 29 years 61 days
Playing role Bowler
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
A doyen of New Zealand cricket who has captained the silver ferns. A bowler of tact and guile who turns it away from the right handed batsman. A fine lower order attacking batsman and a fierce competitor on the cricket field.
Tejashwi Yadav
Age 18 years 140 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm bowler
Another teenager who has only really played at under 19 level, looking to take the next step.
Greg Shipperd
Coach
Age 51 years 136 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Played Shield cricket for Western Australia in the late 1970's before moving into coaching where he has held positions with both the Tasmanian and Victorian state teams.
Read the follow up post which is a summary of this teams chances
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