Players
Virender Sehwag has been accorded the icon player status in the Delhi Daredevils team and was also the captain of the side during the first two seasons. However, he resigned and passed on the leadership to his opening partner Gautam Gambhir for the 2010 season. But after Gambhir left the team for Kolkata Knight Riders in the fourth edition,Sehwag was once again given the duty to captain the team. Since the start of the IPL in 2008 many international players such as Glenn McGrath, AB de Villiers, Tillakaratne Dilshan, David Warner, Andrew McDonald, Daniel Vettori, Farveez Maharoof, Dirk Nannes and Aaron Finch have donned the cap for the Daredevils. The team also included Indian players like Dinesh Karthik and Yo Mahesh.
IPL 2009 additions:
Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Malik went out due to the ban on Pakistani players and Asif's positive drug test.
David Warner, Andrew McDonald were the new signings.
Ashish Nehra came in from Mumbai Indians as a trade-off for Shikhar Dhawan.
IPL 2009 auction addition:
Paul Collingwood USD 275,000
Owais Shah USD 275,000
IPL 2010 trade off : Moises Henriques came in from Kolkata Knight Riders as a trade-off for Manoj Tiwary and Owais Shah.
IPL 2010 auction addition : Wayne Parnell USD 610,000
IPL 2012 auction addition : Mahela Jayawardene, Andre Russell, Doug Bracewell, Morne Morkel and Kevin Pietersen
IPL 2012 transfer window : England top order batsman Kevin Pietersen has transferred to Delhi Daredevils from Deccan Chargers for the IPL 2012 season.
The Daredevils also signed allrounder Pawan Negi, Gujarat batsman Manprit Juneja (who scored 201 on his first class debut against Tamil Nadu ) and Saurashtra batsman Kuldeep Rawal ahead of the 2012 season.
Delhi Daredevils appointed Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene as vice-captain for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 5, 2012.
On the 29th February, 2012, the Daredevils signed Ross Taylor from the Rajasthan Royals in a trade for an undisclosed amount.
On the IPL 6 Auction on 3rd February, 2013, the Delhi Daredevils signed Jeevan Mendis, Jesse Ryder and Johan Botha.
Sreesanth was also bought by the team replacing Ajit Agarker
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