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 and 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 Cricket Stadium.
Competition history
Delhi 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
Ranji Trophy
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 1976-77 | Runner Up |
| 1978-79 | Winner |
| 1979-80 | Winner |
| 1980-81 | Runner Up |
| 1981-82 | Winner |
| 1983-84 | Runner Up |
| 1984-85 | Runner Up |
| 1985-86 | Winner |
| 1986-87 | Runner Up |
| 1988-89 | Winner |
| 1989-90 | Runner Up |
| 1991-92 | Winner |
| 1996-97 | Runner Up |
| 2007-08 | Winner |
| 2017-18 | Runner Up |
Irani Cup
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 1980-81 | Winner |
| 1989-90 | Winner |
Vijay Hazare Trophy
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Winner |
| 2015-16 | Runner Up |
| 2018-19 | Runner Up |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Winner |
Notable players
Template:MainTemplate:Div col Players 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)
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)
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
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Himmat Singh | 1996-11-8 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Yash Dhull | 2002-11-11 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | First-class Captain Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | |
| Dhruv Shorey | 1992-6-5 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Ayush Badoni | 1999-12-3 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | |
| Vaibhav Rawal | 1991-11-9 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Jonty Sidhu | 1997-12-9 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Kunwar Bidhuri | 1996-4-24 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Hiten Dalal | 1994-9-25 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Shikhar Dhawan | 1985-12-5 (age 41) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | List A Captain Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL | |
| Virat Kohli | 1988-11-5 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Lalit Yadav | 1997-1-3 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | |
| Nitish Rana | 1993-12-27 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Twenty20 Captain Plays For Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Anuj Rawat | 1999-10-17 (age 27) | Left-handed | Plays For Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL | ||
| Lakshay Thareja | 1997-9-15 (age 29) | Right-handed | |||
| Rishabh Pant | 1997-10-4 (age 29) | Left-handed | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | ||
| Spin bowlers | |||||
| Shivank Vashisht | 1995-9-17 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Hrithik Shokeen | 2000-8-14 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL | |
| Yogesh Sharma | 1998-9-15 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Vikas Mishra | 1992-12-27 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Pace bowlers | |||||
| Pranshu Vijayran | 1995-11-18 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Mayank Yadav | 2002-6-17 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | |
| Navdeep Saini | 1992-11-23 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | |
| Harshit Rana | 2001-12-22 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | |
| Ishant Sharma | 1988-9-2 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | |
| Divij Mehra | 2002-9-25 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Pradeep Sangwan | 1990-11-5 (age 36) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | 1992-3-13 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | |
Updated as on 04 May 2023
Coaching staff
- Head coach - Bhaskar Pillai
- Bowling Coach - Rajkumar Sharma
- Assistant coach - Amit Bhandari
- Manager - Manoj Kapoor
- Under-19s Coach - Madan Sharma
- Physio - Deepak Sury
- Trainers - Nishanta Bordoloi