IPL 2018: SWOT Analysis of Delhi Daredevils

When the Indian Premier League auctions for the 2018 season came to a close on the 28th of January, it was time to look at the sides who could sleep well until April arrived and the league began and others who would worry about team combinations.

One of the few teams who can say they belong to the former category as we get closer and closer to Game 1 of IPL 2018 are Delhi Daredevils, who have put together a squad of 25 players and can head into the league confident of putting out a Championship-winning outfit.

Here's a SWOT analysis of the side:

Strengths

The squad seem to have most bases covered. Now it's a question of coming together and performing

The first impression that any cricket writer or an intelligent supporter would get on seeing the team is how well-rounded they are as a squad.

In the batting department, they have got explosive overseas players in Colin Munro, Jason Roy and Glenn Maxwell. Among the Indian batting talent, they have the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Gurkeerat Singh Mann.

On the bowling front, they have Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult in the squad, along with the likes of Mohammad Shami, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem and Jayant Yadav.

Now, it is up to Gambhir and the management to put together a XI that can compete against most, if not all teams.

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