From IPL archives: Highest wicket taker for each team in IPL 2009

#3 Delhi Daredevils - Ashish Nehra - 19 Wickets

Ashish Nehra

After having an ordinary outing for Mumbai Indians in the inaugural edition, Ashish Nehra was traded to his home team Delhi Daredevils in exchange of Shikhar Dhawan. This move resulted in Delhi forming a trio of left-arm pacers in Ashish Nehra, Dirk Nannes, and Pradeep Sangwan as they accounted for 49 wickets.

Nehra was the leader of the pack picking up 19 wickets at 6.78, way better than the other two. This helped him to make a comeback to the Indian team after four years which continued till the 2011 World Cup triumph.

He produced consistent performances throughout the season which helped Delhi Daredevils finish at the top of the table. Even in the semifinals, he picked up Herschelle Gibbs for 0, but that couldn't help his team get past a rampaging Adam Gilchrist who smashed a 35 ball 85 to knock Delhi out of the tournament.