The Delhi Daredevils was bought by the GMR group, which recently won the contract to build the Delhi airport, and is moving up the ladders in the infrastructure industry. Not getting too much into GMR, the Delhi Daredevils has a good combination of attacking batsmen and economical bowlers.
I would like to pick my Fab Five who could make a difference for their team during the 45 day extravaganza.
1.Virender Sehwag-
He is the only Indian to score 2 triple hundreds in the longer version of the game and he is part of an exclusive club with a membership strength of 3 which includes Brian Lara and Sir Don Bradman..But the thing that sets him apart is that he is the fastest TRIPLE CENTURION and the way with which he wields his weapon and bulldozes bowlers all over the park is something which only VIRENDER SEHWAG could do.So expect some pyrotechnics in full flow when he dazzles the crowd all over the world with his merciless batting .
And don’t forget he was the first captain to lead India in a T20 international and the result didn’t disappoint him too.
2.Shikhar Dhawan-
He was the star of the U-19 world cup and his meticulous batting display top of the order during the tournament earned him a place in the Delhi Ranji Side.He recently struck three figure scores in the domestic circuit and in the absence of Virender Sehwag [who was on national duty fighting it out against the Australians a couple of months back] made a puissant combination with Gautam Gambhir for the Delhi Ranji Side which explains Delhi’s Success at the Ranjis last year.
A young talent and IPL could be the perfect springboard in his career to show his talent at the world stage and under the captaincy of Viru could come up with strong performances.
3.Manoj Tiwary-
Manoj Tiwary has been a star in the domestic circuit for a couple of years now.Strong Individual performances backed with some good team work ensured Bengal reach 2 finals in three years although 2007 was disappointing by his standards.He had an average of 99 odd in the Ranjis in 2006 and followed it up with notable performances in Duleep Trophy and The One dayers and earned a call in the India 20-20 squad for the 2007 World Cup..But a shoulder injury kept him away from the limelight for quite some time.Many say he was an expensive buy for the Delhi DareDevils team but Manoj Tiwary with his attacking style of play and leg breaks in addition to being a good fielder could see him as a major player to shift the balances in favour of the Delhi DareDevils team at the IPL .
4.Gautam Gambhir-
Gambhir has certainly matured very fast and with sensible and consistent performances for the past 6 months, Gambhir has cemented his place at the ODI team and is breathing down the neck of Wasim Jaffer for the second opener’s slot..Gambhir was the architect of India’s success story at the T20 WC 2007 as he was the tournament’s second highest scorer and scored a crucial 70 odd runs against Pakistan in the T20 WC 2007 Finals.Gambhir doesn’t come through as a slam bang cricketer but looks deceive as he can up the ante once he gets his feet moving .Gambhir is one batsmen who along with Virender Sehwag would form an ideal mix of caution and aggression as an opening pair.
5.Glenn McGrath-
The Pigeon could be quite a handful for the opposition batsmen as history says he is the most economical fast bowler in the world .His immaculate line and length over and over again posed huge problems for batsmen during the 50-50 WC 2007 as he became the highest wicket taker in the series when cricketing pundits wrote him off.Glenn would look to leave an impression in the shortest format of the game and he is not someone who could be taken lightly by the opposition team..Glenn Mcgrath could turn out to be a star performer for the Delhi Daredevils team.
The Delhi Daredevils Squad-
Captain-Virender Sehwag
Indian Players-Gautam Gambhir,Dinesh Karthik,Manoj Tiwary ,Shikhar Dhawan,Rajat Bhatia,Amit Mishra,MayankTehlan,Mithun Minhas,Yo Mahesh,Pradeep Sangwan,Tejeswi Yadav,Yogesh Nagar.
Overseas Players-Glenn McGrath,A B de Villiers,Shoaib Malik,Mohd Asif,Tilekaratne Dilshan,Brett Geeves ,Daniel Vettori,Farvez Maharoof.
Coach-Greg Shippard.
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