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India Capitals
India Capitals are a professional cricket franchise team based in Delhi, India, that compete in the Legends League Cricket. The team was founded in 2022. The team is owned by GMR Group. They have won the first season of LLC in 2022. The captain of the team is Gautam Gambhir and coach is Hemang Badani. Seasons Current squad * Gautam Gambhir (c) * Pravin Tambe * Ashley Nurse * Morne van Wyk * Rusty Theron * Ben Dunk, Ben Robert Dunk * Ricardo Powell * Fidel Edwards * Dilhara Fernando * Kirk Edwards * Ishwar Pandey * Hashim Amla * Kevin Pietersen * K. P. Appanna * Munaf Patel * Gnaneswara Rao (cricketer), Yalaka Gnaneswara Rao * Isuru Udana * Hamish Bennett (cricketer), Hamish Bennett * Bharat Chipli See also * Delhi Capitals * Delhi Capitals (WPL) * Dubai Capitals * Pretoria Capitals References {{Reflist Sport in Delhi Cricket clubs established in 2022 Cricket in Delhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir (born 14 October 1981) is the Head coach of the Indian cricket team. He is also a former international cricketer, former politician, and philanthropist. He played for India in all formats of the game between 2003 and 2016. He was a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2024 representing East Delhi constituency from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He received the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2019, the fourth highest civilian award in India. As a cricketer, Gambhir was a left-handed opening batsman who played domestic cricket for Delhi, and captained Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Bangladesh in 2003, and played his first Test the following year against Australia. He captained the Indian team in six ODIs from late 2010 to late 2011 with India winning all six matches. He played an integral part in India's wins in the finals of both the 2007 World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Edwards
Kirk Anton Edwards (born 3 November 1984) is a West Indies former international cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman, domestically mainly for Barbados. Domestic career In May 2018, he was selected to play for the Windward Islands national cricket team in the Professional Cricket League draft, ahead of the 2018–19 season. In October 2019, he was named as the captain of the Windward Islands for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament. International career Edwards made his Test debut for the West Indies against India at Windsor Park in Dominica in July 2011. He scored 110 runs in the second innings An innings is one of the divisions of a cricket match during which one team takes its turn to bat. Innings also means the period in which an individual player bats (acts as either striker or nonstriker). In cricket and rounders, "innings" is ... making him the first person to score a Test century at Windsor Park and the 13th West Indies cricketer to score a century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Delhi
Sport in Delhi has a long and distinguished history. Delhi is the capital territory of India; it has hosted many major international tournaments and has professional teams in different national leagues like Hockey India League, Indian Premier League and Indian Super League. Delhi Skateboarding Delhi Skateboarding team has been the top team in RSFI national championship 2020, 2021, 2022 2023 2024. Delhi team was also top in First India roller games 2022 and first national inter district championship 2023. Players like Shivam Balhara, Aryan Rawat, Shivam Tiwari and Aadya Aditi have been spearheading Delhi team since 2018. In 2023 while Shivam Balhara is representing India in Paris Olympic qualifiers, Aadya aditi and Shivam Tiwari are representing India in the 19th Asian games in Hangzhou , China. Delhi as the host Delhi has hosted many international sports championships and multi-sports events: *1951 Asian Games — New Delhi hosted the first ever Asian Games *1982 Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretoria Capitals
Pretoria Capitals is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the SA20 tournament. The team is based in Pretoria, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is Centurion Park. The team is coached by Graham Ford.Pretoria Capitals were the runners-up of the first season of SA20 The franchise is owned by JSW Sports. History In August 2022, Cricket South Africa announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing six cities, including Pretoria, were put up for auction in September 2022. The Pretoria franchise was purchased by JSW Group. 2023 season They were the Runner-up of the first season of the tournament after they lose Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 4 wickets in the final at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Runner up the inaugural Session under Wayne Parnell Wayne Dillon Parnell (born 30 July 1989) is a South African professional cricketer wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai Capitals
Dubai Capitals is a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that competes in the International League T20 tournament since 2023. The team's home-ground is the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The team is coached by Hemang Badani. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group. History In August 2022, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced the establishment of the International League T20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of United Arab Emirates, including Dubai, were put up on auction in UAE in September 2022. The Dubai franchise was purchased was revealed that Delhi Capitals, led by JSW Sports will be owning a team in the league. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles. Seasons * C: champions * RU: runner-up * SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition Season summary Note: * NR in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Capitals (WPL)
The Delhi Capitals is an Indian professional women's cricket team that competes in the Women's Premier League, based in New Delhi, Delhi. The team is owned jointly by the GMR Group and the JSW Group, which also own the Capitals men's team. The team is coached by Jonathan Batty and captained by Meg Lanning. The side reached the final of the WPL but lost to Mumbai Indians. History In October 2022, the BCCI announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023. The tournament was named the Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month. GMR Group and JSW Group, the owners of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, bought the rights to one of the franchises. In February 2023, Jonathan Batty was announced as head coach of the side. The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, with Delhi Capitals signing 18 players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Capitals
The Delhi Capitals, formerly the Delhi Daredevils, also known as DC, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Delhi that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by GMR Group and JSW Sports. Its home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The team is captained by Axar Patel, and is coached by Hemang Badani. They appeared in their first IPL final in 2020 against Mumbai Indians. Franchise history The IPL is a cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and backed by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The inaugural tournament was held in April–June 2008, in which the BCCI finalised a list of eight teams that participated in the tournament. The teams represented eight different cities in India, including Delhi. The teams were put up for auction in Mumbai on 20 February 2008, and the Delhi team was bought by the property development company GMR Group for US$84 million. In March 2018, GMR so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharat Chipli
Bharat Chipli (born 27 January 1983) is an Indian kannada cricket commentator and former cricketer and who played for Karnataka in first-class cricket. He played IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers and Delhi Daredevils(now Delhi Capitals). and Now Presently doing as Commentator for Star Sports Kannada Career He studied at BHS College, Jayanagar, Bangalore. He plays for Swastic Union Cricket Club (I) in the KSCA Group, I Division. Chipli, an aggressive opening bat and also a dynamic fielder in the Karnataka Ranji squad. The right-hander was initially a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore and was quite recently picked up by the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League. IPL 2011 Chipli was picked by the Deccan Chargers for their 2011 campaign. Chipli made his debut in IPL 4 against the formidable side Rajasthan Royals. His second match for IPL 2011 was against the Kolkata Knight Riders where he scored 48 runs off 40 balls which was the highest individ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamish Bennett (cricketer)
Hamish Kyle Bennett (born 22 February 1987) is a New Zealand former international cricketer who played for the New Zealand national cricket team. He played for Wellington in New Zealand domestic competitions. Earlier in his career he represented New Zealand in the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. Domestic career Bennett initially played domestic cricket for Canterbury. In June 2018 however, he was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy tournament, with 28 dismissals in twelve matches. He was also the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 Super Smash tournament, with seventeen dismissals in eleven matches. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Wellington ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. He officially retired from all formats of cricket in April 2022. International career He made his first One Day International (ODI) appearance against Bangladesh in October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isuru Udana
Kande Arachchige Isuru Udana Tillakaratna (; born 17 February 1988) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented Sri Lanka internationally in limited over formats. He currently plays domestic cricket for Tamil Union and Wayamba. Primarily a left arm fast bowler, Udana evolved as an all-rounder in late 2018. On 31 July 2021, Udana announced his retirement from international cricket. Domestic and franchise career Udana made his first-class and List A cricket debuts whilst playing for the Sri Lanka A team during their tour to South Africa in August and September 2008. He subsequently went on to play for Tamil Union in both forms during the 2008–09 season. He was then selected by Wayamba to play in both the first-class and Twenty20 portions of the Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament. In the Twenty20 final against Basnahira South he was named Man of the Match after taking 4–31, including 4 of the top 5 batsman. He was also named player of the tournament. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnaneswara Rao (cricketer)
Yalaka Gnaneswara Rao (born 25 August 1984) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his first-class debut in 2000/01 season and was also a member of Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011 IPL season. He also captained India Under-19 cricket team in its tour of England which included future international cricketers like Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, and Timil Patel. His older brother, Venugopal Rao played international cricket International cricket matches are played between the teams representing their nations, administrated by the International Cricket Council. The main forms are Test matches, ODI matches and T20I matches. Most games are played as part of "tou ... for India. References External links * 1984 births Living people Indian cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Andhra cricketers Cricketers from Vijayawada South Zone cricketers Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers {{India-cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munaf Patel
Munaf Patel (born 12 July 1983) is a former Indian cricketer who played all formats of the game. He played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team in domestic arena. Patel was a member of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In November 2018, he announced his retirement from cricket. He was born in Ikhar, Gujarat, India. Domestic career Patel first gained prominence in 2003 at the age of 20 before he had even played first class cricket for Gujarat, when he was invited to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai by the Indian chairman of selectors Kiran More. There he attracted the attention of visiting Australian captain Steve Waugh, and the director Dennis Lillee, a former Australian fast bowler, with his raw pace. With the backing of Sachin Tendulkar, he was signed by Mumbai in a transfer deal, in late 2003, without ever representing his native Gujarat. He was signed by Rajasthan Royals for the inau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
