Who owns delhi daredevils ipl team

The brand value for Delhi Capitals has grown by leaps and bounds in the last two years. The franchise witnessed highly successful years in IPL in and which has produced high financial returns for the Delhi Capitals owners in the recent past. However, the franchise seems to compensate with record-breaking sponsorship deals in In IPL , Delhi secured the highest-ever sponsorship with a total of 25 sponsors for the franchise in the season.

Last year in the auction, one of our top picks was Axar Patel - he brings a lot of balance as well. From a team point of view and from a squad point of view, we have achieved our goal.

That's a huge testament to our franchise. We have a fantastic team this year. We are, on paper, a really strong squad. Ricky's gonna have to pull his hair out deciding the XI. That's all that an owner and management team can do: give the head coach the best possible squad for him to choose from.

Very, very excited. Slowly try and break into that top two as well - and that can only happen if we win an IPL or two. Without that, tough to dislodge those two great IPL franchises, but that's our ambition. You spoke about Ashwin and Rahane putting in a request to come to DC. How did all that come about? Sourav Ganguly had a huge role to play in both those trades. While the IPL was going on [last year] he and Ricky had a lot of discussions on what kind of players we need to further strengthen Delhi Capitals.

Dada mentioned Rahane and Ashwin to Ricky and Ricky was very keen on both those players. All of us discussed it. Based on the slow nature of the wicket at the Kotla, based on the fact that the ball spins a lot, stays low, we felt Rahane could play a very vital role for the team. And, obviously, Ashwin with his experience and his variety will play a great role. Dada pitched the idea to both Ashwin and Rahane. Both of them [Ashwin and Rahane] felt that if they join Delhi it would strengthen our squad to such a degree that it would give our squad a great chance of winning the IPL.

BFC have been very successful in the seven years of their existence. Our experience with Bengaluru FC has really helped us in shaking things up at the Delhi franchise. At the core of our success at BFC have been two very simple facets: one has been treating players and support staff in the utmost professional way possible. So it's a tall order, but we've set ourselves up as contenders. Two years ago we were not even contenders.

Now every website and every pundit is saying that Delhi Capitals is a contender, and most are saying that Delhi Capitals is a favourite for the playoffs. That's a big change, and we need to keep building on it. The players have to do the job on the field. We have to create the best atmosphere around them to make them successful. That's all we can do. The rest is up to the players and the support staff, and we as owners have to support them to the hilt.

Every player will have a bad run - it doesn't mean you just drop them. You have to back them, you have to make them feel like they are part of your family, and only then will they perform.

That the Capitals are being talked about as playoff contenders even before the tournament starts - does that tell you that you're achieving the target you've set yourself?

It is very gratifying. Last year we went in with no expectations and we came third. It was a really amazing season with a young captain. This year the expectations are very high. So the pressure is higher on me, higher on the coach, higher on the players. We have to respond to this pressure and we have to live up to our billing.

You are only as good as how high you finish in the league stage of the IPL. That is the real barometer of success, according to me at least. Because in a semi-final or a playoff game, it is about how good you are on the day. But across 14 matches, that's where consistency and depth of squad really comes across in a league format. So, yes, the pressure is higher, and the fact that people are talking about us as a playoff contender is gratifying feeling, but it will only have meaning if we actually achieve the results we've set out to do.

What is it about Shreyas Iyer that makes you believe that he is a good leader? Shreyas exudes confidence and calm. That is a phenomenal combination to have as a leader. He does not get bogged down by pressure, he thrives on it.

They got back up in style in and dominated the entire league phase as they once again finished at the top of the points table at the end of the league stages. From then on till , it was a downward curve for the Delhi Daredevils. In and , they once again had a wooden spoon finish as they ended ninth and eighth, respectively.

A year later, in , they rose just one spot above to finish seventh. For a couple of years — and , Delhi managed a middling season and finished at the sixth spot. Just when they had a couple of seasons where they avoided the last spot, it was back to square one in as they finished eighth. Things looked downhill for Delhi but the tide turned in Ricky Ponting had been roped in as head coach in itself while Shreyas Iyer was made captain midway through the season.

That partnership continued for Delhi and that clicked. Moreover, a change in name has changed their fortunes big time. Since then, they have made it to the playoffs in both the completed years.

In , the Shreyas Iyer-led side lost out in the second Qualifier and finished third. In , they went one step further and reached the final of an IPL season for the first time ever. Even in , Delhi Capitals were at the top of the points table before the tournament was suspended due to the increasing COVID cases in the various team bio-secure bubbles. They had won six out of their eight games and were going strong. At the moment, Ricky Ponting is the current head coach while Rishabh Pant led the Delhi Capitals in the season as Shreyas Iyer was ruled out due to injury.

Ponting has been around for four years now. Meanwhile, Pravin Amre batting coach , James Hopes fast bowling coach , Samuel Badree spin bowling coach , Mohammad Kaif fielding coach , Ajay Ratra wicket-keeping coach and Vijay Dahiya talent scout are the other coaching staff.

Patrick Farhart is the team physio while Siddharth Bhasin is the team manager. Iyer is expected to return at helm once the IPL resumes.