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 Stadium.
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Pradeep Sangwan |
| Coach | Bhaskar Pillai |
| Owner | Delhi District Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Home ground | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
| Capacity | 55,000 |
| History | |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 7 |
| Irani Trophy wins | 2 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 1 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 1 |
| Official website | DDCA |
Competition historyEdit
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 TrophyEdit
| 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 CupEdit
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 1980-81 | Winner |
| 1989-90 | Winner |
Vijay Hazare TrophyEdit
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Winner |
| 2015-16 | Runner Up |
| 2018-19 | Runner Up |
Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophyEdit
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Winner |
Notable playersEdit
Players from Delhi who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Prakash Bhandari (1955)
- Man Sood (1960)
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of Pataudi) (1961)
- Rajinder Pal (1964)
- Ramesh Saxena (1967)
- Ashok Gandotra (1969)
- Madan Lal (1974)
- Surinder Amarnath (1976)
- Kirti Azad (1981)
- Rakesh Shukla (1982)
- Maninder Singh (1982)
- Manoj Prabhakar (1984)
- Raman Lamba (1987)
- Ajay Sharma (1988)
- Sanjeev Sharma (1988)
- Vivek Razdan (1989)
- Atul Wassan (1990)
- Ashish Nehra (1999)
- Robin Singh, Jr. (1999)
- Nikhil Chopra (2000)
- Vijay Dahiya (2000)
- Rahul Sanghvi (2001)
- Virender Sehwag (2001)
- Aakash Chopra (2003)
- Gautam Gambhir (2004)
- Ishant Sharma (2007)
- Virat Kohli (2011)
- Shikhar Dhawan (2013)
- Rishabh Pant (2018)
- Navdeep Saini (2021)
Players from Delhi who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:
- Surinder Khanna (1979)
- Amit Bhandari (2000)
- Nitish Rana (2021)
Players from Delhi who have played T20I but not ODI or Test cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut:
- Parvinder Awana (2012)
- Pawan Negi (2016)
Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Delhi, and played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Bishan Singh Bedi (1966)
- Chetan Chauhan (1969)
- Mohinder Amarnath (1969)
- Arun Lal (1982)
Prominent cricketers at the domestic level:
Current squadEdit
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Himmat Singh | 8 November 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Dhruv Shorey | 5 June 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Jonty Sidhu | 9 December 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Kshitiz Sharma | 21 April 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Yash Dhull | 11 November 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 5 December 1985 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays For Punjab Kings in IPL | |
| Priyansh Arya | 18 January 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Virat Kohli | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Lalit Yadav | 17 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | |
| Nitish Rana | 27 December 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays For Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | |
| Vaibhav Kandpal | 14 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Anuj Rawat | 17 October 1999 | Left-handed | Plays For Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL | ||
| Rishabh Pant | 4 October 1997 | Left-handed | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | ||
| Spin bowlers | |||||
| Vikas Mishra | 27 December 1992 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Shivank Vashisht | 17 September 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Tejas Baroka | 1 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | |
| Pace bowlers | |||||
| Pradeep Sangwan | 5 November 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | Captain Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Simarjeet Singh | 17 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | |
| Navdeep Saini | 23 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | |
| Ishant Sharma | 2 September 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Deepak Punia | 27 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Kuldip Yadav | 15 October 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | 13 March 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ||
| Siddhant Sharma | 11 December 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ||
| Mayank Yadav | 17 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | |
Coaching staffEdit
- Head Coach - Bhaskar Pillai
- Bowling Coach - Rajkumar Sharma
- Assistant Coach - Amit Bhandari
- Manager - Manoj Kapoor
- Under-19s Coach - Madan Sharma
- Physio - Deepak Sury
- Trainers - Nishanta Bordoloi