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Delhi Daredevils IPL 2016 Team, Schedule, and Venue Details

Delhi Daredevils

IPL 2016 is just around the corner. The tournament begins on April 9, 2016, right after we finish the WT20. April 2016 and May 2016 are going to be very entertaining.

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Delhi Daredevils is in the IPL right from its inception eight years ago. This team has always looked strong on paper but never managed to reach a final of the tournament.

Last year, Delhi took a bold step and did not retain any of their players. They came in with a fresh squad but still failed to lift the cup. This time around, they will be hoping to change that and bring the trophy to Delhi.

Also read: Sunrisers Hyderabad's  IPL 2016: Schedule, squad and venue details

Delhi Daredevils will play their first match against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 10, 2016. It is an away game and will be a tough opening match for Delhi.

Traditionally, Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi’s home ground. The Feroz Shah Kotla has a capacity of 41,000 and fans here raise the decibel levels during the games. They know how to rally behind their team. The Daredevils will play their last two home games in Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur.

Let us take a closer look at Delhi Daredevils schedule for IPL 2016.

Date

Draw

Venue

April 10, 2016

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

April 15, 2016

Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

April 17, 2016

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

April 23, 2016

Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

April 27, 2016

Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

April 30, 2016

Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

May 3, 2016

Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils

Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot

May 5, 2016

Delhi Daredevils vs Rising Pune Supergiants

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

May 7, 2016

Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

May 12, 2016

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

May 15, 2016

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

May 17, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants vs Delhi Daredevils

MCA International Stadium, Pune

May 20, 2016

Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur

May 22, 2016

Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur

 

The auction was conducted on February 6, 2016, and Delhi brought in few key players during it. They did not play their 2015 card this time around and have retained players that could be indispensable for Delhi’s success this year around.

Also read: How to book IPL 2016 Tickets online 

Here is the entire squad of Delhi Daredevils.

Delhi Daredevils Squad for IPL 2016

Name

Role

Mayank Agarwal

Batsman

Shreyas Iyer

Batsman

Pratyush Singh

Batsman

JP Duminy* (Captain)

Batting All-rounder

Karun Nair

Batting All-rounder

Carlos Brathwaite*

Batting All-rounder

Chris Morris*

All-rounder

Akhil Herwadkar

All-rounder

Quinton de Kock*

Wicketkeeper Batsman

Sanju Samson

Wicketkeeper Batsman

Rishabh Pant

Wicketkeeper Batsman

Sam Billings*

Wicketkeeper

Pawan Negi

Bowling All-rounder

Mohammed Shami

Bowler

Khaleel Ahmed

Bowler

Zaheer Khan

Bowler

Imran Tahir*

Bowler

Chama Milind

Bowler

Joel Paris*

Bowler

Shahbaz Nadeem

Bowler

Jayant Yadav

Bowler

Amit Mishra

Bowler

Nathan Coulter-Nile*

Bowler

Pawan Suyal

Bowler

Mahipal Lomror

Bowler

* indicates overseas player.

Also read: Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2016: Schedule, Team Squad, and Venue Details

Delhi Daredevils have a good team and the overseas player will play a key role in the team enoying a successful campaign. Zaheer Khan’s experience will help young Indian bowlers during this season of IPL 2016. Shahbaz Nadeem had a brilliant Ranji Trophy campaign and finished as the highest wicket-tacker of the 2015-16 season.   

Not only that, Delhi Daredevils also have some quality players, who are capable of turning the match with their ability. Shreyas Iyer is a promising talent. Iyer, Mayank Agarwal and Quinton de Kock will be instrumental in providing a solid start to the team.

Also read: Kings XI Punjab IPL 2016: Schedule, Team Squad, and Venue Details

Duminy along with Braithwaite and Chris Morris should provide much-required middle order stability. Nathan Coulter-Nile from Australia could turn out to be a potential match winner.

Best part, Rahul Dravid will mentor the Delhi Daredevils this time.

If everything goes according to the script, we may have new champions this year in the form of Delhi Daredevils.

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