Delhi cricket team

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Delhi cricket team
Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium, Delhi.jpg
Arun Jaitley Stadium, home stadium of the team
Personnel
CaptainYash Dhull (FC)
Shikhar Dhawan (List A)
Nitish Rana (T20)
CoachBhaskar Pillai
OwnerDelhi & District Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1876
Home groundArun Jaitley Cricket Stadium
Capacity55,000
History
First-class debutUnited Provinces
in 1934
at Sadar Bazar Stadium, Agra
Ranji Trophy wins7
Irani Cup wins2
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins1
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins1
Official websiteDDCA

The Delhi cricket team is a first-class cricket team based in Delhi, run by the Delhi & District Cricket Association, that plays in India's first class competition, the Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have won the Ranji Trophy seven times and have been runners-up eight. Their latest title in 2007-08 came after a long wait of 16 years. The previous win was in the 1991–92 season when they beat Tamil Nadu in the final. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium.

Competition history[edit]

Delhi have made a strong performance in the Ranji Trophy throughout its history. Three of its five wins came in the 1980s and the remainder were in the late 1970s, a period marked by the dominance of a famous Mumbai team. This formed a golden period for Delhi between 1978 and 1987: it was in the finals for all but one of those years (winning 4, runner-up in 4).[1]

Its six appearances in the Irani Trophy showed mixed results, losing to the Rest of India side four times and winning twice.

They have only two titles in limited overs cricket. They won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2012-13 under Rajat Bhatia. They won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy under Pradeep Sangwan

Ranji Trophy[edit]

Year Position
1976-77 Runner Up
1978-79 Winner
1979-80 Winner
1980-81 Runner Up
1981-82 Winner
1983-84 Runner Up
1984-85 Runner Up
1985-86 Winner
1986-87 Runner Up
1988-89 Winner
1989-90 Runner Up
1991-92 Winner
1996-97 Runner Up
2007-08 Winner
2017-18 Runner Up

Irani Cup[edit]

Year Position
1980-81 Winner
1989-90 Winner

Vijay Hazare Trophy[edit]

Year Position
2012-13 Winner
2015-16 Runner Up
2018-19 Runner Up

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy[edit]

Year Position
2017-18 Winner

Notable players[edit]

Main article: List of Delhi cricketers

Players from Delhi who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Players from Delhi who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:

Players from Delhi who have played T20I but not ODI or Test cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut:

Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Delhi, and played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Prominent cricketers at the domestic level:

Current squad[edit]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Himmat Singh (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Yash Dhull (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class Captain
Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Dhruv Shorey (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Ayush Badoni (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Vaibhav Rawal (1991-11-09) 9 November 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
Jonty Sidhu (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Kunwar Bidhuri (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Hiten Dalal (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Shikhar Dhawan (1985-12-05) 5 December 1985 (age 39) Left-handed Right-arm off break List A Captain
Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Virat Kohli (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
All-rounders
Lalit Yadav (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Nitish Rana (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm off break Twenty20 Captain
Plays For Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Wicket-keepers
Anuj Rawat (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Plays For Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Lakshay Thareja (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27) Right-handed
Rishabh Pant (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Spin bowlers
Shivank Vashisht (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Hrithik Shokeen (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Yogesh Sharma (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Vikas Mishra (1992-12-27) 27 December 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
Pranshu Vijayran (1995-11-18) 18 November 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Mayank Yadav (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Navdeep Saini (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Harshit Rana (2001-12-22) 22 December 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Ishant Sharma (1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Divij Mehra (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Pradeep Sangwan (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Left-arm medium Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Kulwant Khejroliya (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL

Updated as on 04 May 2023

Coaching staff[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Delhi Cricket Team".

External links[edit]

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