Delhi Giants
 | This article needs to be updated. (November 2010) |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain |  Marvan Atapattu |
| Coach |  Madan Lal |
| Overseas player(s) | Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka), Dale Benkenstein (South Africa), Niall O'Brien (Ireland), Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan), Paul Nixon (England), Shane Bond (New Zealand) |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2007 |
Delhi Giants (formerly Delhi Jets until the 2008 Edelweiss 20's Challenge) was one of the nine teams played in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL). This team represented the Indian capital city, New Delhi, and its captain was Marvan Atapattu, former skipper of Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Players[edit]
The squad announced for the inaugural tournament comprises five international cricketers. Delhi Giants had a well-balanced team with international-level players such as Marvan Atapattu as captain and experienced players like Paul Nixon and Taufeeq Umar; and local talent from various parts of India.
Former team[edit]
Coach - Madan Lal
- Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
- Mohnish Mishra (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh)
- Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan)
- Abbas Ali (Madhya Pradesh)
- Paul Nixon (England)
- Dale Benkenstein (South Africa)
- Jai Prakash Yadav (Railways)
- Ali Murtaza (Uttar Pradesh)
- TP Sudhindra (Madhya Pradesh)
- Anand Pratap Singh (Madhya Pradesh)
- Abid Nabi (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Sachin Dholpure (Madhya Pradesh)[citation needed]
- Abhishek Tamrakar (Madhya Pradesh)
- Shalabh Srivastava (Uttar Pradesh)
- Abhishek Sharma (Delhi)
- Dishant Yagnik (Udaipur)
- Dhruv Mahajan (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Abhinav Bali
- Raghav Sachdev
- Shane Bond (New Zealand)
Coach[edit]
The coach for this Delhi Giants team was former Indian Cricket international Madan Lal.
Previous performance[edit]
| Tournament | Placement |
|---|---|
| ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2007–08 | 3rd place |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League 50s | Winners |
| ICL 20s Grand Championship 2007–08 | 5th place |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Domestic Tournament | 4th place |
| 2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09 | 6th place |
References[edit]
- ↑ Rediff staff (14 November 2007). "ICL announces team lists". Rediff. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ↑ ESPNcricinfo staff (14 November 2007). "IPlayer roster for six teams finalised". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
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