Delhi Daredevils IPL 2016 Team, Schedule, and Venue Details

IPL 2016 is just around the corner. The tournament begins on April 9, 2016, right after we finish the WT20. April 2016 and May 2016 are going to be very entertaining.

Delhi Daredevils is in the IPL right from its inception eight years ago. This team has always looked strong on paper but never managed to reach a final of the tournament.

Last year, Delhi took a bold step and did not retain any of their players. They came in with a fresh squad but still failed to lift the cup. This time around, they will be hoping to change that and bring the trophy to Delhi.

Delhi Daredevils will play their first match against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 10, 2016. It is an away game and will be a tough opening match for Delhi.

Traditionally, Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi’s home ground. The Feroz Shah Kotla has a capacity of 41,000 and fans here raise the decibel levels during the games. They know how to rally behind their team. The Daredevils will play their last two home games in Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur.

Let us take a closer look at Delhi Daredevils schedule for IPL 2016.

Date	Draw	Venue
April 10, 2016	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
April 15, 2016	Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
April 17, 2016	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
April 23, 2016	Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
April 27, 2016	Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
April 30, 2016	Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
May 3, 2016	Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
May 5, 2016	Delhi Daredevils vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
May 7, 2016	Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
May 12, 2016	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
May 15, 2016	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
May 17, 2016	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Delhi Daredevils	MCA International Stadium, Pune
May 20, 2016	Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
May 22, 2016	Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur

The auction was conducted on February 6, 2016, and Delhi brought in few key players during it. They did not play their 2015 card this time around and have retained players that could be indispensable for Delhi’s success this year around.

Here is the entire squad of Delhi Daredevils.

Delhi Daredevils Squad for IPL 2016
Name	Role
Mayank Agarwal	Batsman
Shreyas Iyer	Batsman
Pratyush Singh	Batsman
JP Duminy* (Captain)	Batting All-rounder
Karun Nair	Batting All-rounder
Carlos Brathwaite*	Batting All-rounder
Chris Morris*	All-rounder
Akhil Herwadkar	All-rounder
Quinton de Kock*	Wicketkeeper Batsman
Sanju Samson	Wicketkeeper Batsman
Rishabh Pant	Wicketkeeper Batsman
Sam Billings*	Wicketkeeper
Pawan Negi	Bowling All-rounder
Mohammed Shami	Bowler
Khaleel Ahmed	Bowler
Zaheer Khan	Bowler
Imran Tahir*	Bowler
Chama Milind	Bowler
Joel Paris*	Bowler
Shahbaz Nadeem	Bowler
Jayant Yadav	Bowler
Amit Mishra	Bowler
Nathan Coulter-Nile*	Bowler
Pawan Suyal	Bowler
Mahipal Lomror	Bowler

* indicates overseas player.

Delhi Daredevils have a good team and the overseas player will play a key role in the team enoying a successful campaign. Zaheer Khan’s experience will help young Indian bowlers during this season of IPL 2016. Shahbaz Nadeem had a brilliant Ranji Trophy campaign and finished as the highest wicket-tacker of the 2015-16 season.

Not only that, Delhi Daredevils also have some quality players, who are capable of turning the match with their ability. Shreyas Iyer is a promising talent. Iyer, Mayank Agarwal and Quinton de Kock will be instrumental in providing a solid start to the team.

Duminy along with Braithwaite and Chris Morris should provide much-required middle order stability. Nathan Coulter-Nile from Australia could turn out to be a potential match winner.

Best part, Rahul Dravid will mentor the Delhi Daredevils this time.

If everything goes according to the script, we may have new champions this year in the form of Delhi Daredevils.