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, 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.
 Arun Jaitley Stadium, home stadium of the team | |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Himmat Singh |
| Coach | Sarandeep Singh |
| Owner | Delhi & District Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Home ground | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
| Capacity | 55,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | United Provinces in 1934 at Sadar Bazar Stadium, Agra |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 7 |
| Irani Cup wins | 2 |
| Wills Trophy wins | 4 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 1 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 1 |
| Official website | DDCA |
Competition history
editDelhi 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.
Honours
edit- Ranji Trophy
- Irani Cup
- Winners: 1980-81, 1989–90
- Wills Trophy
- Winners (4): 1978-79, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1992-93
- Runners-up (2): 1982-83, 1985–86, 1989–90
- Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
- Winners: 2017-18
Notable players
editPlayers 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)
- Harshit Rana (2024)
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)
- Mayank Yadav (2023)
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 squad
editPlayers with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Yash Dhull | 11 November 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Himmat Singh | 8 November 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | |
| Ayush Badoni | 3 December 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | |
| Jonty Sidhu | 9 December 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Priyansh Arya | 18 January 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL | |
| Vaibhav Kandpal | 14 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Virat Kohli | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL | |
| Sanat Sangwan | 3 September 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Sarthak Ranjan | 25 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| All-rounder | |||||
| Mayank Gusain | 25 September 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Anuj Rawat | 17 October 1999 | Left-handed | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | ||
| Rishabh Pant | 4 October 1997 | Left-handed | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | ||
| Pranav Rajvanshi | 21 June 2001 | Right-handed | |||
| Spin bowlers | |||||
| Hrithik Shokeen | 14 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Harsh Tyagi | 23 December 1999 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Sumit Mathur | 22 November 1997 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Pace bowlers | |||||
| Himanshu Chauhan | 18 January 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Ishant Sharma | 2 September 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Pranshu Vijayran | 18 November 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Prince Yadav | 12 December 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | |
| Navdeep Saini | 23 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
| Harshit Rana | 22 December 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | |
| Simarjeet Singh | 17 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL | |
| Siddhant Sharma | 11 December 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Money Grewal | 4 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Updated as on 23 December 2024
Coaching staff
edit- Head coach - Sarandeep Singh
- Bowling Coach - V Aravind
- Batting coach - Bantu Singh
- Manager - Manoj Kapoor
- Under-19s Coach - Madan Sharma
- Physio - Deepak Sury
- Trainers - Nishanta Bordoloi