Delhi Daredevils is the IPL team who has earner the “chokers” tag. Over 5 editions of IPL, they have seen it all, the bottom of the table as well as the top. As most times, this year also the Daredevils go into the IPL with lot of stars and expectations.
The Local Talent – Reasonably Loaded
They have the ever destructible weapon Sehwag at the top, he would be a wounded tiger ready to attack. They also have the upcoming rising star U Chand, winning captain of U-19 World Cup in their batting ranks. I Pathan, U Yadav, A Nehra, V Aaron and A Agarkar provided lot of options in the fast bowling department. Lack of a quality Indian spinner is one department they still haven’t been able to fill since last season.
The Overseas Talent – T20 Destructive Specialist
D Warner, K Pieterson, J Ryder ,M Jayawardene & A Russell !! (dont need to specify the word dangerous any more). Alongside R Van Der Merwe, J Botha & J Mendis are smart additions giving some spin dimension to the team. M Morkel spearheads the attack for the daredevils.
Injury Concerns &The Srilankan Impact – K Pieterson is ruled out of IPL. That is a huge blow for DD, considering the kind of impact of KP can bring. The shocking news of J Ryder’s assault should add to their batting woes. They are set to miss the services of their captain, M Jayawardene for all games at Chennai.
Likely XI – 1) V Sehwag 2) D Warner, 3) M Jayawardene, 4) U Chand, 5) N Ojha, 6) J Botha / J Mendis, 7) I Pathan , 8) Y Nagar / P Negi 9) M Morkel , 10) U Yadav 11) A Nehra
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