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Delhi Daredevils renamed Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2019

The Delhi franchise is looking to make a fresh start in the IPL after years of underachievement. Delhi in fact are the only original team to have never made it to the final of any edition of the Indian Premier League.

 

The new logo and name of the IPL Delhi franchise(Twitter/Delhi Capitals)

 

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Daredevils were on Tuesday renamed as Delhi Capitals and the announcement was made in a function in the capital by owners GMR Group and JSW Sports.

Co-owners Parth Jindal, representing JSW Sport, and Kiran Kumar Grandhi of GMR, unveiled the new name of the team.

“Delhi is the power centre of the country, it is the capital, therefore the name Delhi Capitals,” Jindal said.

The team has retained the old red and blue colour in the ‎new team logo.

“Our logo has been inspired by the design of Parliament House‎. Tiger is our national animal and the three tigers idea is derived from the Ashok Chakra,” said Jindal.

The change in name comes close on the heels of JSW Sports picking up a 50 percent stake in the franchise. Ahead of the 2019 IPL auctions, the Delhi Daredevils released former captain Gautam Gambhir and a host of international stars which include Jason Roy, Glenn Maxwell and Liam Plunkett, along with Indian paceman Mohammed Shami.

 

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Dilliwasiyon, say hello to Delhi Capitals!#ThisIsNewDelhi

 

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Delhi have Rs 25 crore to spend at the IPL auction on December 18 and Jindal said the team has its plans in place.

“We obviously can’t share them with you. The core of the team has remained the same for the last couple of years. We need to invest more in the youth and going forward, that is something we will continue to focus on,” said Jindal.

“With Dhawan, we have got more solidity at the top. And the young guys who have been with us (Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant) are doing well for India. The captain and coach are the same, there is continuity there,” said the JSW Director, when asked about the team’s dismal run season after season.

The Delhi franchise is looking to make a fresh start in the league after years of underachievement. Delhi in fact are the only original team to have never made it to the final of any edition of the IPL. The squad has already been bolstered by the return of Shikhar Dhawan, who has switched over from Sunrisers Hyderabad. In a video message played during the function Dhawan said that he is happy to be back to his home city and is looking forward to do well in the upcoming season.

The team boasts of a battery of young Indian stars which include captain Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Prithvi Shaw.

Mohammed Kaif was earlier named as the team’s assistant coach while Ricky Ponting continues to be the head coach of the team.

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Over 1000 players register for VIVO IPL 2019 Player Auction

 

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Over 1000 players register for VIVO IPL 2019 Player Auction

The VIVO IPL Player Registration closed on Tuesday with 1003 players, including 232 overseas cricketers signing up to be a part of the VIVO IPL 2019 Player Auction set to take place on December 18, 2018.

Aiming to fill up the available 70 spots are 200 capped players, 800 uncapped and three players from Associate Nations. Of the 800 uncapped, 746 are Indians. For the first time in the history of the Indian Premier League, cricketers from nine states – Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Puducherry – have registered and will hope to showcase their talent in the world’s biggest T20 tournament.

Franchises will now have time until 5:00 PM IST, Monday 10th December to submit their shortlist of players that will make up the final VIVO IPL 2019 Player Auction list.

As the tournament prepares to enter its 12th edition, Hugh Edmeades, an independent fine art, classic car and charity auctioneer will be the new gavel master. With over 30 years of experience at Christie’s, Edmeades will engage the bidders from eight franchises in his inimitable style.

The country-wise breakdown of 232 overseas players is as below
 

Country	Players Registered
Afghanistan	27
Australia	35
Bangladesh	10
England	14
Hong Kong	1
Ireland	1
Netherlands	1
New Zealand	17
South Africa	59
Sri Lanka	28
USA	1
West Indies	33
Zimbabwe	5

 

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Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch opt out of IPL auction

Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch have chosen not to enter the IPL auction, keeping in mind Australia's packed schedule over the first half of 2019 - a home summer followed by a World Cup in England, and then the Ashes series.

England's Sam Curran, one of the finds of 2018 as an allrounder, has put himself in a group of nine capped players who have listed themselves at the maximum base price of INR 2 crore (USD 278,000 approx). Also among this group is Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who last season was on the Mumbai Indians coaching staff, playing the role of mentor.

Mawell and Finch were among a host of players released by their franchises in November, having just spent one season with their new teams. Maxwell was released by Delhi Daredevils (now renamed Delhi Capitals), who signed him in January for INR 9 crore (USD 1.4 million approx then). Finch was picked by Kings XI Punjab for INR 6.2 crore (USD 948,000).

 

Which of these marquee names will fetch the highest bid? ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Among some of the big names listed in the auction pool are Dale Steyn (base price INR 1.5 crore/USD 208,000 approx), Brendon McCullum, D'Arcy Short, Corey Anderson (all INR 2 crore). Jaydev Unadkat has listed the maximum base price by an Indian player at INR 1.5 crore. Unadkat, the left-arm fast bowler, was the the highest-paid Indian player at the January 2018 auction, with Rajasthan Royals signing him for INR 11.5 crore (USD 1.796 million approx).

Other big-name Indian players that have put themselves back on the auction pool are Yuvraj Singh, Mohammed Shami and Axar Patel, all at a base price of INR 1 crore (USD 138,000 approx).

 

Availability was always going to be the key factor ahead of this auction, scheduled for December 18 in Jaipur. Although the BCCI has not finalised the dates the IPL is likely to run between March 23 and mid-May. The venue, too, has not been finalised because the BCCI is waiting for the dates of India's general elections. In 2009 and 2014 - the last two seasons that clashed with general elections - the IPL moved to South Africa and the UAE (first half of the season) respectively.

ESPNcricinfo understands the BCCI has decided to wait until mid-January before finalising the venue. The BCCI wants the IPL to take place in India as far as possible but has worked out a back-up plan where the tournament will be displaced overseas with South Africa as a favorite alternate venue.

But the biggest challenge for the franchises next season is that the IPL will end a couple of weeks before the World Cup begins on May 30 in England. The availability of overseas players, as a result, has been the biggest concern for the franchises.

 

Sarfaraz Khan's reserve price is a steep fall from his riches from IPL 2018 ESPNcricinfo Ltd

In an email sent to the franchises on Monday, which ESPNcricinfo has accessed, the IPL listed out the cut-off dates for overseas players for all countries. Barring New Zealand and West Indies, all other boards have restricted the availability of their players.

The Australian players will spend the least time in the IPL considering the Sheffield Shield final ends on April 1. Moreover, most of the first-choice Australian players, including Maxwell and Finch, are likely to be in the UAE playing a five-match ODI series against Pakistan. Although the dates have not been announced yet, that series is expected to begin in late March and end in the first half of April. Cricket Australia has set May 2 as the cut-off date for players in their World Cup squad to return for a preparatory camp.

The players in England's World Cup squad will return home on April 25 for their camp while the rest of the English players can continue in the IPL until May 19. The South African players will need to report for their World Cup camp by May 10, the Sri Lankans by May 6, Bangladesh's players by April 15 and Ireland's by April 30. The Afghanistan Cricket Board is yet to finalise a cut-off date.

On Monday, the IPL sent a longlist of 946 players to the eight franchises including 200 capped players, of whom 25 are Indians and three are Associate players. The franchises will need to send the IPL the list of players they want added to the longlist by December 7. By December 10, the franchises will need to send the IPL the list of players they want in the auction pool following which a pruned and final list will be prepared.

[Kool_SRG]

3 minutes ago, CricPokChic said:

England's Sam Curran, one of the finds of 2018 as an allrounder, has put himself in a group of nine capped players who have listed themselves at the maximum base price of INR 2 crore

Eeniki super demand untadi... Don't be surprised if MI bids aggressively for him in the only Overseas spot available.

 

4 minutes ago, CricPokChic said:

Among some of the big names listed in the auction pool are Dale Steyn (base price INR 1.5 crore/USD 208,000 approx), Brendon McCullum, D'Arcy Short, Corey Anderson (all INR 2 crore). Jaydev Unadkat has listed the maximum base price by an Indian player at INR 1.5 crore.

Quoted in Too high bracket

Steyn - Unsold Mostly.

Mccullum - Will get a bid but not a big one.

Short - Don't be surprised if he goes unsold.

Corey - Mostly Unsold.

Unadkat - may fetch 4 Cr max more than that waste bid.

[timmy]

Just now, Kool_SRG said:

Eeniki super demand untadi... Don't be surprised if MI bids aggressively for him in the only Overseas spot available.

 

Quoted in Too high bracket

Steyn - Unsold Mostly.

Mccullum - Will get a bid but not a big one.

Short - Don't be surprised if he goes unsold.

Corey - Mostly Unsold.

Unadkat - may fetch 4 Cr max more than that waste bid.

may be SRH will bid for these three mcullum or short. corey alternative for brathwaite is good option . cheap gaa vasthey konesthaaru anukuntunna 

 

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3 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Eeniki super demand untadi... Don't be surprised if MI bids aggressively for him in the only Overseas spot available.

 

Quoted in Too high bracket

Steyn - Unsold Mostly.

Mccullum - Will get a bid but not a big one.

Short - Don't be surprised if he goes unsold.

Corey - Mostly Unsold.

Unadkat - may fetch 4 Cr max more than that waste bid.

curran ni tisukunna short time ee untadu anukunta kada if he is picked for the world cup as england players return on april 25th......if he is not picked appudu super pick avutundi....

agree with all the other analysis of other players...

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4 minutes ago, timmy said:

may be SRH will bid for these three mcullum or short. corey alternative for brathwaite is good option . cheap gaa vasthey konesthaaru anukuntunna 

 

Short meeda dabbulu petti waste he may not be available for full trophy, he is kind of probable for WC 2019 also not in good touch...

Inka Mccullum is a good option elagu saha ni vadilesaaru, can take him as WK if he is ready to keep.

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2 minutes ago, timmy said:

may be SRH will bid for these three mcullum or short. corey alternative for brathwaite is good option . cheap gaa vasthey konesthaaru anukuntunna 

 

short gadu waste inka....last year BBL nunchi emi adatledu....flopped in both leagues and international....

[Kool_SRG]

1 minute ago, CricPokChic said:

curran ni tisukunna short time ee untadu anukunta kada if he is picked for the world cup

He is not yet a guarenteed pick in Eng ODI squad..Let see but demand ayithe full untadi.

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2 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Short meeda dabbulu petti waste he may not be available for full trophy, he is kind of probable for WC 2019...

Inka Mccullum is a good option elagu saha ni vadilesaaru, can take him as WK if he is ready to keep.

not sure mccllum is willing to keep at his age.....they have shreevats goswami who SRH rate very high as a keepr/batsmen...but anyhow they will look for a good WK....

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1 minute ago, Kool_SRG said:

He is not yet a guarenteed pick in Eng ODI squad..Let see but demand ayithe full untadi.

yeah agree...manchi allrounder ......will be an asset to any team....

[timmy]

1 minute ago, CricPokChic said:

not sure mccllum is willing to keep at his age.....they have shreevats goswami who SRH rate very high as a keepr/batsmen...but anyhow they will look for a good WK....

i think he played few matches last year antha goppa emi ledhu batting dont know what SRH saw in him

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13 minutes ago, timmy said:

i think he played few matches last year antha goppa emi ledhu batting dont know what SRH saw in him

inka SRH emi tisukoledu bro...auction on dec 18th...

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9 minutes ago, CricPokChic said:

inka SRH emi tisukoledu bro...auction on dec 18th...

veedey kadha ee year aadadu kadha 

https://www.iplt20.com/video/142521/q1-srh-vs-csk-shreevats-goswami-wicket

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4 minutes ago, timmy said:

veedey kadha ee year aadadu kadha 

https://www.iplt20.com/video/142521/q1-srh-vs-csk-shreevats-goswami-wicket

I thought u were talking about mcclullum....ya goswami played a few matches when saha was out of form/injured in the last ipl....