Delhi Daredevils (DD) is one of those teams who has been languishing in the bottom half of the points table, majorly, in the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament history. However, with Gautam Gambhir returning to their squad, there are high chances that it might be the year that may see DD lift the coveted IPL trophy. DD had an impressive IPL auction this year, and their squad looks a formidable one.

Gambhir, who is two-time IPL winner, has been announced as the captain of the Daredevils. Ahead of the IPL 2018 auction, Daredevils retained Rishabh Pant, Chris Morris and Shreyas Iyer. And reclaimed players like, Mohammed Shami, Kagiso Rabada and Shahbaz Nadeem.

Apart from them, DD squad boasts of hard-hitting batsman Glenn Maxwell, Jason Roy and Colin Munro. Daredevils also picked Sandeep Lamichanne, who became the first cricketer from Nepal to sign an IPL contract. Updated IPL 2018 Points Table.

Daredevils will begin their IPL 2018 campaign at their home venue- Feroz Shah Kotla Ground on April 08 against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). DD’s league stage ends with back to back home matches as well, scheduled on May 12 and 18.

Here’s a look at the complete schedule of DD for IPL 2018:

Date Teams Time (IST) Venue
April 8 DD vs KXIP 4:00 PM PCA Stadium, Chandigarh
April 11 RR vs DD 8:00 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
April 14 MI vs DD 4:00 PM Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
April 16 KKR vs DD 8:00 PM Eden Gardens, Kolkata
April 21 DD vs RCB 8:00 PM M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
April 23 KXIP vs DD 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
April 27 DD vs KKR 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
April 30 CSK vs DD 8:00 PM MCA International Stadium, Pune
May 2 DD vs RR 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
May 5 SRH vs DD 8:00 PM Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium
May 10 DD vs SRH 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
May 12 RCB vs DD 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
May 18 DD vs CSK 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
May 20 DD vs CSK 4:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Full Delhi Daredevils (DD) Squad for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018:

Gautam Gambhir (captain), Rishabh Pant, Chris Morris, Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Mohammed Shami, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Dan Christian, Jayant Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh, Trent Boult, Manjot Kalra, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Lamichanne, and Sayan Ghosh.

With Gautam Gambhir as captain, and players like Glenn Maxwell, Jason Roy, Colin Munro, and Kagiso Rabada in their ranks, Delhi Daredevils will be a strong contender for the IPL trophy this season. The 11th IPL is slated to begin on April 7 and the final is scheduled to be played May 31.

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