World cricket has been greatly influenced by the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise-based competition attracted significant financial investment to the game. It gave up-and-coming players a chance to compete against the world’s top players. In other nations like the West Indies, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, franchise-based T20 competitions got their start. Thanks in large part to this tournament. We will discuss the impact of Delhi Premier League T20 Cricket in reviving the good old Delhi cricket in this article. Follow Badshahnews for more such interesting articles and writeups.
The influence that IPL sparked among T20 fans
The sphere of influence also spread to Indian state associations. This began launching their own franchise T20 competitions. That gave local players a platform to showcase their abilities. It is in the hopes of earning a contract from an IPL team or a call-up to the national squad. There are T20 competitions in practically every state, including the Bengal Pro T20 in West Bengal, the Maharaja Trophy in Karnataka, the APL in Andhra Pradesh, and the TNPL in Tamil Nadu.
Adding to this list is the recently established Delhi Premier League T20 (DPL), which will feature the top players in Delhi cricket in a franchise-based T20 competition and is overseen by the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA). Between August 17 and September 8, 33 games involving six teams will be played. Four teams will compete in seven games in the women’s division of the tournament, which will take place concurrently. All of the games will be held at New Delhi’s famous Arun Jaitley Stadium. As Virender Sehwag’s brand ambassador, he will promote the tournament.
Delhi Premier League T20 Match Venue Details
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Matches – 161
Bat 1st won – 73 | Bat 2nd won – 87
Toss win bat – 66 | Toss win bowl – 95
Avg 1st inns score – 159/6
Avg 1st inns winning score – 178/5
Delhi Premier League T20 Cricket Teams
Here is the complete information regarding the participating franchises in the Delhi Premier League T20.
Purani Dilli 6
The area of the original Delhi, known as Old Delhi, will be represented by Purani Dilli, as the name implies. In the same way that old things or people have longevity and experience, Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma are two well-known members of this team. State players Lalit Yadav and Shivam Sharma are two examples of players with IPL experience.
Squad
Shivam Sharma, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Mayank Gusain, Lalit Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Arpit Rana, Sanat Sangwan, Ankit Bhadana, Yug Gupta, Keshav Dalal, Sumit Chhikara, Arnav Bugga, Vansh Bedi, Manjeet, Ayush Singh, Kush Nagpal, Yash Bhardawaj, Sambhav Sharma, Laxman
North Delhi Strikers
Harshit Rana and Suyash Sharma lead the group of young players that make up the North Delhi Strikers. Delhi has been represented by Vaibhav Kandpal and Kshitiz Sharma. It will be expected of a lot of new players to establish themselves by stepping up and playing for this team.
Squad
Yash Dabas, Pranav Rajvanshi, Manan Bhardwaj, Yash Bhatia, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Aman Bharti, Yajas Sharma, Sarthak Ranjan, Anirudh Choudhary, Pranshu Vijayran, Vaibhav Kandpal, Kshitiz Sharma, Vaibhav Rawal, Yatish Singh, Shivam, Yatharth Singh, Sidhhartha Solanki, Dhruv Chauhan, Yuvraj Rathi
Central Delhi Kings
In charge of the Central Delhi Kings will be Yash Dhull, the captain of the state team. Leading India to a 2022 U-19 championship victory and a 2023 Emerging Asia Cup second-place finish, he has had a reasonably successful tenure as captain. He has players like Lakshay Thareja, Sumit Kumar, and Jonty Sidhu who have played for Delhi in the past and will be senior members of the team.
Squad
Jonty Sidhu, Lakshay Thareja, Yogesh Sharma, Money Grewar, Siddhant Bansal, Rajneesh Dadar, Sumit Kumar, Keshav Dabas, Yash Dhull, Prince Choudhary, Hiten Dalal, Vishant Bhati, Dhruv Kaushik, Shaurya Malik, Saurav Dagar, Aryan Rana, Kaushal Suman, Deepesh Balyan, Ajay Gulia
East Delhi Riders
Like North Delhi, East Delhi Riders is a team full of young people. The faces of the side are Simarjeet Singh and Anuj Rawat. Among their notable up-and-coming players are Raunak Waghela, Himanshu Chauhan, Himmat Singh, and all-rounder Mayank Rawat, who captained the state team in the U-23 tournament.
Squad
Himanshu Chauhan, Harsh Tyagi, Vaibhav Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Samarth Seth, Pranav Pant, Anuj Rawat, Simarjeet Singh, Agrim Sharma, Shantanu Yadav, Bhagwan Singh, Ansh Choudhary, Himmat Singh, Sujal Singh, Hardik Sharma, Raunak Waghela, Sagar Khatri, Shivam Kumar Tripathi, Rishabh Rana, Lakshaya Sangwan
South Delhi Superstars
The South Delhi team will depend heavily on Ayush Badoni. The right-hander will lead the team and bat in the top order. Saurabh Deswal, Sumit Mathur, and Priyansh Arya are among the talented group of U-19 and U-23 players. The U-19 star Lakshay Sehrawat and left-arm pacer Kuldip Yadav, who was a member of the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, will spearhead the bowling attack.
Squad
Sumit Mathur, Divij Mehra, Kunwar Bidhuri, Digvesh Rathi, Anshuman Hooda, Anindo Naharay, Tejaswi Dahiya, Raghav Singh, Saurabh Deswal, Sarthak Ray, Lakshay Sehrawat, Tarun Bisht, Shubham Dubey, Vision Panchal, Ayush Badoni, Kuldip Yadav, Priyansh Arya, Dhruv Singh, Mayank Gupta, Deepanshu Gulia
West Delhi Lions
With some unknown players leading the team competing, the West Delhi Lions could be dark horses in the DPL’s first edition. The team’s performance, particularly in bowling, will be greatly aided by IPL veterans Navdeep Saini and Hrithik Shokeen. The Lions’ luck could be determined by the batting department’s relatively unknown players’ ability to score in crucial situations.
Squad
Dev Lakra, Aryan Dalal, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Punia, Shivank Vashisth, Shivam Gupta, Yogesh Kumar, Akhil Chaudhary, Hrithik Shokeen, Ankit Rajesh Kumar, Vivek Yadav, Ayush Doseja, Krish Yadav, Anmol Sharma, Yugal Saini, Masab Alam, Ekansh Dobal, Suryakant Chauhan, Tishant Dabla, Ibrahim Ahmad Masoodi.
