Delhi Daredevils, owned by GMR Industries, have a number of genuine match-winners in their squad. They boast of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir at the top of the order while wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik beefs up the middle-order. Tillakaratne Dilshan, along with AB de Villiers, has been a revelation in this format. Veteran Daniel Vettori adds depth to the squad. Daredevils made it to the semis in the first season.
In the second season, they rode high on the strength of Dirk Nannes' pace, topped the league, but again, lost in the semis. Gambhir has now stepped in as captain after Sehwag decided to step down. Dehi have bought out Oz legend Glenn McGrath before the third season. They picked up Wayne Parnell, the South African all-rounder for a whopping USD 610,000 at the 2010 auction. They also included the U-19 player Manan Sharma in their ranks.
Team
AB de Villiers
Pradeep Sangwan
Umesh Yadav
Amit Mishra
Kedar Jadhav
Moises Henriques
Wayne Parnell
Sarandeep Singh
Shashi Ranjan
Sarabjeet Ladda
Ashish Nehra
Aavishkar Salvi
Mithun Manhas
David Warner
Andrew McDonald
Dirk Nannes
Farveez Maharoof
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Dinesh Karthik
Rajat Bhatia
Joginder Singh