Delhi Daredevils

[Sourav]

Weak-o Strong-o.... Separate thread open panni support panna vendiyathu namma kadamai.... :-P

Official site: http://delhidaredevils.co.in/home.aspx
Cricinfo page: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl-delhi/content/team/335975.html

Squad: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl-delhi/content/squad/495838.html
Fixtures: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl-delhi/content/current/team/335975.html?template=fixtures&season=2011

[Sourav]

http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103700/103779.jpg
http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103400/103466.jpg

[Sourav]

Squad

Batsmen:
AJ Finch
CA Ingram
DA Warner
PT Naik
S Sriram
TP Yadav
TR Birt
U Chand
V Sehwag
Y Venugopal Rao

Allrounders:
AB McDonald
Irfan Pathan
JR Hopes
R Bist
R Frylinck
RE van der Merwe
Y Nagar

WKs:
MS Wade
NV Ojha

Bowlers:
A Chandila
AB Agarkar
AB Dinda
AM Salvi
M Morkel
RV Pawar
S Nadeem
U Yadav
Vikas Mishra
Vivek Yadav
VR Aaron

[satissh_r]

Mera support hai :) CSK and DD ku full support, RR ku outside support :D

[Sourav]

:2thumbsup: Single-a tea aatha porennu nenaichuttu irunthen....

[Plum]

OrE south african vAdai. Semisku vandhu thOppAngaLO?

[Sourav]

Plum, squad-la irukkura domestic players patthi konjam sollungo pls... neraya per yaarune therla....

[Plum]

Salvi, yadav sirram thavira enakke theriyala. PuLi or sattish dhAn sollaNum :(
TP Yadav was decent I think in some natl level t20s last year(the year tn won not the just concluded one)

[Sourav]

My pick 4 playing XI:

warner*
viru
finch*
ojha
frylinck*
irfan
van der merwe*
sriram
agarkar
u yadav
dinda

[satissh_r]

DD teamla irukura makkal ellam Chennaila MRF aatkal, inga avangaluku 1st divisionla adravanga + Pace foundationuku vanthavangal ellam eduthurukkanga pola.
Sriram, Venugopala Rao ellam ippadi vanthavanga than. For me DD lack a quality spinner :( Rajesh Powar is a decent left arm spinner and Venugopala Rao can scrape through with 3 or 4 overs but they need somebody to pick wickets which I'm hoping Van Der Merwe can provide.

My Ideal XI would be

DA Warner
V Sehwag
NV Ojha
AJ Finch
TP Yadav
Y Venugopal Rao
Irfan Pathan
RE van der Merwe
M Morkel
U Yadav
RV Pawar or AB Dinda

They can also replace Van Der Merwe with C Ingram

[littlemaster1982]

From KXIP thread


thats right.... :| bowling ellam oruthanum uruppadi illa... domestic players-la neraya per inexperienced...

I feel the team is not balanced. They had a very good team for previous editions. Who is the captain, btw?

[Plum]

veRa yAru? Jatman dhAn

[Sourav]

viru than captain, barring the top order team looks very ordinary... top 6-la varrathey kashtam pola....

[littlemaster1982]

Oh, As he stepped down from the captaincy last year, I thought he wouldn't be leading DD this time. Thanks Sourav and Plum.

[SoftSword]

vidunga... indha madhiri mokkai team pinnadi irukradhu sehwaga innum nalla perform panna vekkum'nradhu en thanipatta karutthu.

[Sourav]

New outfit:


http://delhidaredevils.co.in/Portals/0/Gallery/809/Delhi%20Daredevils%20-%20IPL%202011%20Match%20Jersey/206910_201836906504485_136759993012177_700488_1078 229_n.jpg

[SoftSword]

sattaila adhenna M___ Group, first edho M*C*** groupnu padichen...

[Plum]

Muthoot Group - rivals of manappuram gold loans I guess.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

For me DD lack a quality spinner :( Rajesh Powar is a decent left arm spinner and Venugopala Rao can scrape through with 3 or 4 overs but they need somebody to pick wickets which I'm hoping Van Der Merwe can provide.
Among spinners Nadeem is the guy to watch out for IMO. Batting-um konjam pannuvaan.

Another guy is that Aaron. Nothing excites like raw pace even if it is a bit scattergun :D.

[satissh_r]

Among spinners Nadeem is the guy to watch out for IMO. Batting-um konjam pannuvaan.

Another guy is that Aaron. Nothing excites like raw pace even if it is a bit scattergun :D.

:Thumbsup: Thanks Puli, Aaron ku chance tharuvangala?

[Puliyan_Biryani]

:Thumbsup: Thanks Puli, Aaron ku chance tharuvangala?
adhu theriyalainga. But Morkel-a ukkaara vachuttu Aaron-a rendu match aada vidalaam.

Not sure why DD have picked so many fast bowlers in Yadav,Dinda,Aaron & Lord Aggy (as he is affectionately called in CB) despite their slow and spin friendly pitch. Quality of middle order batting also seems to be down since there is no Dilshan, ABD and DK (OK ignore the last one :noteeth:).

[Plum]

Aaronin kaavalnu poster pOtturundh$AngaLE ivar dhaanaa?

[Sourav]

haha.... allov, we have two aarons... aaron finch & varun aaron...

Lot depends on finch in batting.... sehwag&warner opening, they go after every delivery means wkt will fall at any time.... So, finch's contribution would be very crucial...

[Puliyan_Biryani]

enna Satish, DD team-u padu mosama irukkum polaye :-(. Ingram maadhiri oru consistent, risk-free (S Marsh type) player team-la irundha better. illainna Sehwag/Warner-kudhaan romba pressure.

adutha match RR koodadhaane :lol2:.

[satissh_r]

Ennatha solla? :oops: Andha chinna payyana one down anupirukka vendamonnu thonuthu. N Ojha one down varalam, neenga solra mathiri Ingram kondu varanumna Van Der Merwe ukkara vekkanum so neraya tough decisions ahead for Viru.

RR match jaipurla vera, camaan Viru :cheer: :shaking:

[sathya_1979]

how can they leave out Dilscoop, Devil, Nannes? :confused2:

[satissh_r]

how can they leave out Dilscoop, Devil, Nannes? :confused2:

Team management evvaluvu yoosichu mudiveduthirukanga paarunga :lol:

[sathya_1979]

really loosuthanamAna decisions

[Sourav]

enna Satish, DD team-u padu mosama irukkum polaye :-(. Ingram maadhiri oru consistent, risk-free (S Marsh type) player team-la irundha better. illainna Sehwag/Warner-kudhaan romba pressure.

adutha match RR koodadhaane :lol2:.
:twisted: the bowling unit did better than i expected... fielding also good, i hope they will have a chance if they score above 150. nesstu match batting sothapa maattanganu nenaikkuren, also there is no malinga in RR...hehe.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

N Ojha one down varalam, neenga solra mathiri Ingram kondu varanumna Van Der Merwe ukkara vekkanum so neraya tough decisions ahead for Viru.

I don't rate Morkel much in T20s. RR-ku aadumbodhum sodhappittudhaan irundhaapla. avarukku badhila Agarkar/Aaron/Nadeem/Pawar aadalaam. And yes Naman Ojha at 3 is a good option.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

:twisted: the bowling unit did better than i expected... fielding also good, i hope they will have a chance if they score above 150. nesstu match batting sothapa maattanganu nenaikkuren, also there is no malinga in RR...hehe.
RR-kooda enna mukku mukkunaalum 150 thaanda maattenga :twisted:. Malinga illaaatiyum RR bowlers/captain appadi :cool:. aana eppadiyum oru 130-140 adichuruveenga. Match jeyikkaradhu DD bowlers kailadhaan irukku. 3 wicket vizhundha RR gaali. Ross Taylor-a thookkitta 120 thaandaadhu :shaking:.

[VinodKumar's]

Sourav, RR ah lesa eda poda koodathu :twisted:

[Riyazz]

RR-kooda enna mukku mukkunaalum 150 thaanda maattenga :twisted:. Malinga illaaatiyum RR bowlers/captain appadi :cool:. aana eppadiyum oru 130-140 adichuruveenga. Match jeyikkaradhu DD bowlers kailadhaan irukku. 3 wicket vizhundha RR gaali. Ross Taylor-a thookkitta 120 thaandaadhu :shaking:.

correct a sonninga...... Dravid vera irukaru......

CSK ku apuram en support RR & KKR than.....

[Sourav]

Sourav, RR ah lesa eda poda koodathu :twisted:
nan yethum sollalaiye, neenga than 150 ellam adikkave mudiyathunu over-confident-a irukkeenga... :twisted:
RR is my least fav team,.. i dont like warne & shilpa... would be very happy if DD win against them,,, ambuttuthen.

[Plum]

Delhi Daredevils - most appropriate dialogue now:
epdi irundha nAN....ipdi AyittEn :(

[Plum]

Sehwag: "I wanted to play out Malinga because I thought others will not be able to manage him"

nalla captain - team kitta enna solRAr? - "nIngaLLAm wastu- nAn superman-A uzhaichA dhAn jeyikka mudiyin.". Good motivation technique.
ivarai pOi Dhoniikku alternativeA (oru kAlathula) nenaichOmEnnu nenaikkarachE... :ashamed:

[Sourav]

plum, u were searching 4 me? nan than vote poda hometown porenu post pannirunthene,,, agree with u on that 'i, me, myself' things... enna than DD's batting heavily depends on viru-nalum it irritates wen he talks like that.... with this kind of avg team they should play to their full potential to get a place in top 5 or 6... illaina last place than... kochi kooda paravalla pola...

[Sourav]

RR-kooda enna mukku mukkunaalum 150 thaanda maattenga :twisted:. Malinga illaaatiyum RR bowlers/captain appadi . aana eppadiyum oru 130-140 adichuruveenga. Match jeyikkaradhu DD bowlers kailadhaan irukku. 3 wicket vizhundha RR gaali. Ross Taylor-a thookkitta 120 thaandaadhu :.
u were proven wrong,,, :lol: :poke: athum 4 early wkts vizhunthum we could score 150+.... but, jeikkalaingarathu vera vishayam.... :oops:

[Puliyan_Biryani]

u were proven wrong,,, athum 4 early wkts vizhunthum we could score 150+.... but, jeikkalaingarathu vera vishayam....
Hahaha. Yeah, by the grand total of 1 run above 150 :lol2:.

DD maadhiri minnows kooda RR-ku 2 match irundhurukkalaam :sigh2: :yessir:. yEnna RR-um minnow-dhaan :oops:.

adutha match-la Sehwag 50 adippaarunnu thonudhu. indha prediction-avadhu work aavudhaannu paapom.

[Sourav]

ungala yaaru predict panna sonnathu.... :twisted: adikkalaina irukku.
DD should chase if they win the toss.. :think: yuvi engalukku chasing assault-nu solran.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

kaasa panama, prediction-dhaane, chumma adichu viduvom :lol:.

BTW, enna RJ nalla adikkaraan. 2011-kulla Indian team-ku vandhuruvaan polaye :roll:.

[Sourav]

u remember that... :D LM deadline kettu vaangirukkaru. athukulla payapulla improve aagi oru standard-a edathai pudichuttanna nalla irukkum... he is still very young. req.rate 10 irukumbothu hodge-ku munna erakkuranga... 30m thaandathavan stands-ku adikkuran...

[Sourav]

Thalaivar reached 1000 runs.... with best s.r in that list... 165... :clap:

[Sourav]

yesterday batting lineup was very strong, hopes came at no-8... good start given by warner & viru, few quick wkts in middle overs and r.r was lagging, but, good innings by venu and finch in death overs and hopes finished it.... venu has played well in all 3 matches,.. bowling needs a lot of improvement, dinda has bowled well in his first 3 overs but gave away 26 in last over. Expecting morkel to come back soon. He should replace wade, irfan and ojha should play in middle overs as they play spin better.

[Sourav]

http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132100/132108.jpg

[directhit]

Venu ennamaaa adikkiraan :o

[littlemaster1982]

What happened suddenly to Venu and Jadeja? How did they get so much power to clear ropes effortlessly :roll:

[Sourav]

Gavas told jaddu has improved his muscles, worked hard for that, so he could clear the boundary easily...

[directhit]

What happened suddenly to Venu and Jadeja? How did they get so much power to clear ropes effortlessly :roll: Venu has been hitting right from second half of season 1 - aanalum huge sixes are his confidence. guess Jaddu is on steroids :lol2:

[Dinesh84]

guess Jaddu is on steroids :lol2: :yes: cheating phlow..

[Sourav]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2011/news/Now-Whatmore-plots-Sehwags-downfall/articleshow/8075946.cms
Now, Whatmore plots Sehwag's downfall
TOI pakkis... :banghead: is there any relativity btw title and content.... TOI always sensationalize everything...

[VinodKumar's]

Gavas told jaddu has improved his muscles, worked hard for that, so he could clear the boundary easily...

avanae paathavae theriyuthae ... konjam udambu potutaan ... paya pulla thillalangadi ya irrukum pola ...

[Sourav]

It is refreshing to see players like Sehwag speak their mind out

Sunil Gavaskar

VIRENDER SEHWAG is one player who speaks his mind.There is no sidestepping to questions or any diplomatic answer and he says it as he sees it.It is refreshing in a world where being on the right side is so important.In the recent IPL,which is a fine example of the saying I scratch your back you scratch mine,where players current as well as former are saying great things in print and on the airwaves about the team owners,captain,coach,but completely the opposite privately,it is a gust of a pleasant breeze to hear Viru tell it like it is.
Yes it is understandable that players will say that the team is great,the skipper is brilliant and the coach the greatest of them all since all the above mentioned have the power to make or break a career in the IPL and it takes a man with incredible self confidence to speak his mind.
Sehwag has always had that and thats why he has played in the manner that he has and has such a fabulous record.He is one who recognizes when he himself has done wrong and what he needs to do about it.
When the Delhi Daredevils were losing the early games,he understood that it was because he himself had not batted for most of the overs and if he did that then the team would have a defendable total on the board.
He berated himself publicly and then showed exactly what he meant by batting for most of the overs against the Kochi Tuskers.
He then took some fine catches and ensured that the losing streak was halted with a win and it looks like the Delhi Daredevils are back in the fray.There is no question that the right and lefthanded combo of Sehwag and Warner is a bowlers nightmare and they have a decent batting lineup after that too,but it is the second string bowling that is the main worry for the Daredevils.
It is here that the opposition are allowed to recover after the early strikes.The Daredevils fielding also is top class with Warner in particular being electric on the field and inspiring others to give that little bit more that can make the difference between a boundary and a two.
The Tuskers depend heavily on the duo of McCullum and Jayawardene to get them off to a good start and when that doesnt happen then they falter.Jadeja has been batting well and deserves a promotion up the order because of the good striking form he is in.The disappointment is that Brad Hodge hasnt got into his stride as yet.Here is a batsman with a terrific record who can change the direction of the game but perhaps the slow pitches havent allowed him to fully display his talent.If Hodge comes good then the pressure will be off Jayawardene.
The elegant Lankan knows that like Sehwag he too has to bat most of the overs if his team are to get 150-plus and so his batting is curbed to some extent with that knowledge but Hodges return to form will let him play more freely.The team is batting dependent and the bowling is ordinary in a format where bowlers get clobbered anyway.Kochis fielding too is well below accepted standards and thats why they are languishing behind when at one stage they were in the top four.
It is a must win game for them,but with the Daredevils having staged a turnaround of sorts it is going to be an uphill climb for the Kerala guys.
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=19&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=02-05-2011&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar01902&publabel=TOI

[Plum]

Speaking your mind is alright. Infact, I admire Viru for his forthrightness. But when you are captain, nAn dhAn kAppathaNum doesn't build a good team. Smartness is required. Coming good against kochi, mumbai, chennai pOndra weak bowlers(mumbai have one bowler and chennai about 1.5, they score with their fielding) doesn't validate that outburst. Do it against Rajasthan then we can give him some credit :)

[Sourav]

Thalaivaa! :bow: :clap: easily the best innings in ipl for me. Steyn's gesture... :bow: antha image kedaicha kodungappa... cricinfo-la illa...
Loved this graph.
Sehwag effect:
http://i54.tinypic.com/2md12cx.jpg

[Sourav]

like to share some comments from FB:
Anban: when Venugopal Rao was hopelessly trying to slog at the other end with the RR touching 11, Sehwag smiled. He must have thought, "why is he trying so much, when I am there .. "
Bennylava: And when he scores for DD it is even more astounding, because when he bats for India we assume that he has the freedom to play his shots because of the strong batting order to follow, but batting like the way he did, in this line up... takes a lot of courage and responsibility!

[Sourav]

Feddy, did u see the match?

[ajithfederer]

Hey i didn't see the match sourav but I saw the highlights. Sema adi. Didn't care about the field and just kept in playing his shots. This should help us taking it into England Test tour. He carefully avoided Ishanth and steyn and went after the other bowlers. Mishra deserves credit here as he almost got him out twice.

[ajaybaskar]

http://nimg.sulekha.com/sports/original700/virender-sehwag-dale-steyn-2011-5-5-14-30-0.jpg

[ajaybaskar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmUAi-RfgW8

[Sourav]

Thanks a lot ajay....
Feddy, :cool2: i think he needs to do a surgery in shoulder after this IPL, so he wont be available for WI tour, Hopefully he recovers b4 Eng tour. Mishra, I Sharma r bowling really well in this ipl, rahul sharma also bowls in tight line...we can expect them in our squad for upcoming tournaments.

[Sourav]

Sehwag wont play in the remaining 3 matches, Hopes will be the captain,...
http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2011/may/090511-Delhi-Daredevils-IPL-Virender-Sehwag.htm

[satissh_r]

Sehwag wont play in the remaining 3 matches, Hopes will be the captain,...
http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2011/may/090511-Delhi-Daredevils-IPL-Virender-Sehwag.htm

Ithu nejamna matter over, they'll finish last :|

[Plum]

No, they'll lise to Rajasthan and annoyingly, beat a rival of Rajasthan or more, thereby helping Rajasthan nearer to semis or into semis

[littlemaster1982]

Sehwag wont play in the remaining 3 matches, Hopes will be the captain,...
http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2011/may/090511-Delhi-Daredevils-IPL-Virender-Sehwag.htm

It's a good decision actually. He can get some rest before the next test series.

[ajithfederer]

+1 to lm..

[littlemaster1982]

Sourav, where is shewag thread?

AF,

All the old threads are still here. You just have to change the "Thread Display Options" on the bottom of the section to show all the threads from the beginning. I recently found this, but forgot to tell.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dlso2Utr99E/TeD5Mc5ISUI/AAAAAAAABZU/WIJorxW9gtw/s640/Hub%252520options.jpg

[ajithfederer]

Thanks LM. Thanks for the advice.

[littlemaster1982]

Advice ellam periya vaarthai. That's just a tip :)

[Plum]

Idhukku adviceE thEvala. Hotel server rangekku engaLukku tip ellAm tharRInga hmmm

[VinodKumar's]

Nee oru Zaheer Khan maariyo / Kapil Dev maariyo varanumnu vendi kolgiraen.

http://i50.tinypic.com/hrzee0.jpg

[GSV]

+1... ivan mela enaku romba nambikai adhigama iruku.. nee nalla varanum thambi..

[wizzy]

from whatever I have seen Aaron has better control over line/length than Yadav and comes across as a guy who could hold a spell in a test match...Yadav is too up/down for my liking but better than unlucky Isshhant.

[sathya_1979]

Wizzy - did you read Sanju Manju article on "Unlucky" Ishant?

[wizzy]

yep...this guy is mentally shot..blames all and sundry and cooks up a new story each time...even his local coach does the same :banghead:

[Russellyhd]

http://tamil.webdunia.com/sports/othersports/news/1403/11/1140311014_1.htm

இந்திய தூதரகத்தில் என் பாஸ்போர்ட் தூங்குகிறது - பீட்டர்சன்!

இந்தியாவுக்குச் செல்வது கடினமானது என்று இங்கிலாந்து அணியிலிருந்து ஒழிக்கப்பட்ட கெவின் பீட்டர்சன் கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

ஐ.பி.எல். கிரிக்கெட் போட்டியில் டெல்லி டேர்டெவில்ஸ் அணியில் இடம் பிடித்துள்ள இங்கிலாந்து முன்னாள் வீரர் பீட்டர்சன் டுவிட்டரில் வெளியிட்டுள்ள கருத்தில்,

'இந்தியாவுக்கு அவசரமாக செல்வது என்பது கடினமான விஷயமாகும். தனிப்பட்ட காரணத்துக்கான இந்தியா செல்ல விசா கேட்டு இங்கிலாந்தில் உள்ள இந்திய தூதரகத்துக்கு விண்ணப்பித்து இருந்தேன்.

விசா பெறும் பணிக்கு 24 மணி நேரமே போதுமானதாகும். ஆனால் இந்திய தூதரகத்தில் எனது பாஸ்போர்ட் கடந்த 10 நாட்களுக்கு மேல் தூங்குகிறது’ என்று தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

[VinodKumar's]

Nee oru Zaheer Khan maariyo / Kapil Dev maariyo varanumnu vendi kolgiraen.


+1... ivan mela enaku romba nambikai adhigama iruku.. nee nalla varanum thambi..


from whatever I have seen Aaron has better control over line/length than Yadav and comes across as a guy who could hold a spell in a test match...Yadav is too up/down for my liking but better than unlucky Isshhant.

:rotfl2:.

[Russellyhd]

http://www.dailythanthi.com/2014-03-19-Peterson-was-appointed-captain-of-the-Delhi-Daredevils-team

டெல்லி டேர்டெவில்ஸ் அணியின் கேப்டனாக பீட்டர்சன் நியமனம் தினேஷ் கார்த்திக்குக்கு துணை கேப்டன் பதவி