# Delhi cricket team

The Delhi cricket team is a first-class cricket team based in Delhi, run by the Delhi & District Cricket Association. It plays in the Ranji Trophy, India's first-class competition, as well as in the limited-overs competition, the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have won the Ranji Trophy seven times and have been runners-up eight. Their latest title in 2007-08 came after 16 years. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium.

## Competition history

Delhi have made a strong performance in the Ranji Trophy throughout its history. Three of its five wins came in the 1980s and the remainder were in the late 1970s, a period marked by the dominance of a famous Mumbai team. This formed a golden period for Delhi between 1978 and 1987: it was in the finals for all but one of those years (winning 4, runner-up in 4).
Its six appearances in the Irani Trophy showed mixed results, losing to the Rest of India side four times and winning twice.
They have only two titles in limited overs cricket. They won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2012-13 under Rajat Bhatia. They won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy under Pradeep Sangwan.

## Honours

* Ranji Trophy
** Winners (7): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92, 2007–08
** Runners-up (8): 1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1996–97, 2017–18
* Irani Cup
** Winners: 1980-81, 1989–90
* Wills Trophy
** Winners (4): 1978-79, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1992-93
** Runners-up (2): 1982-83, 1985–86, 1989–90
* Vijay Hazare Trophy
** Winners: 2012-13
** Runners-up (2): 2015-16, 2018-19
* Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
** Winners: 2017-18

## Notable players

Players from Delhi who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
* Prakash Bhandari (1955)
* Man Sood (1960)
* Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of Pataudi) (1961)
* Rajinder Pal (1964)
* Ramesh Saxena (1967)
* Ashok Gandotra (1969)
* Madan Lal (1974)
* Surinder Amarnath (1976)
* Kirti Azad (1981)
* Rakesh Shukla (1982)
* Maninder Singh (1982)
* Manoj Prabhakar (1984)
* Raman Lamba (1987)
* Ajay Sharma (1988)
* Sanjeev Sharma (1988)
* Vivek Razdan (1989)
* Atul Wassan (1990)
* Ashish Nehra (1999)
* Robin Singh, Jr. (1999)
* Nikhil Chopra (2000)
* Vijay Dahiya (2000)
* Rahul Sanghvi (2001)
* Virender Sehwag (2001)
* Aakash Chopra (2003)
* Gautam Gambhir (2004)
* Ishant Sharma (2007)
* Virat Kohli (2011)
* Shikhar Dhawan (2013)
* Rishabh Pant (2018)
* Navdeep Saini (2021)
* Harshit Rana (2024)
Players from Delhi who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:
* Surinder Khanna (1979)
* Amit Bhandari (2000)
* Nitish Rana (2021)
Players from Delhi who have played T20I but not ODI or Test cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut:
* Parvinder Awana (2012)
* Pawan Negi (2016)
* Mayank Yadav (2023)
Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Delhi, and played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
* Bishan Singh Bedi (1966)
* Chetan Chauhan (1969)
* Mohinder Amarnath (1969)
* Arun Lal (1982)
Prominent cricketers at the domestic level:
* Rajinder Goel
* Krishnan Bhaskar Pillai
* Arun Khurana
* Mithun Manhas
* Rajat Bhatia
* Unmukt Chand

## Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Ayush Badoni | (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL |
| Yash Dhull | (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Himmat Singh | (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL |
| Sanat Sangwan | (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Jonty Sidhu | (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Priyansh Arya | (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL |
| Vaibhav Kandpal | (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Virat Kohli | (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL |
| All-rounders |||||
| Sumit Mathur | (1997-11-22) 22 November 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Mayank Gusain | (2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Mayank Rawat | (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Anuj Rawat | (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL |
| Pranav Rajvanshi | (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | | |
| Rishabh Pant | (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL |
| Spin bowlers |||||
| Harsh Tyagi | (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Hrithik Shokeen | (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Shivam Sharma | (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace bowlers |||||
| Navdeep Saini | (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Prince Yadav | (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL |
| Ishant Sharma | (1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL |
| Himanshu Chauhan | (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Siddhant Sharma | (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Simarjeet Singh | (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL |
| Money Grewal | (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as on 30 January 2025

## Coaching staff

* Head coach - Sarandeep Singh
* Bowling Coach - V Aravind
* Batting coach - Bantu Singh
* Manager - Manoj Kapoor
* Under-19s Coach - Madan Sharma
* Physio - Deepak Sury
* Trainers - Nishanta Bordoloi