In a do-or-die encounter, chasing 176 to win and formidable top order already in the pavilion, Delhi Daredevils had a mountain to climb. Mumbai Indians were fancying themselves since the brittle middle-order of Daredevils had not really fired in the tournament. In comes Dinesh Karthik and with partnership with Manoj Tiwari and Mahroof seals [...]

The Deccan Chargers had yet another disappointing night when Sehwag smashed his way to a 41-ball 94 to take the Daredevils to a comfortable victory with a full 7 overs to spare. Sehwag played his typical bowl-to-me-if-you-dare innings, murdering Andrew Symonds with an over in which he scored 4,6,4,6,4,6.
I can’t help but notice how the [...]

The Delhi DareDevils convincingly routed the Rajasthan Royals in the opening match for both teams at Delhi yesterday. The Rajasthan Royals had no answer to a very disciplined bowling attack, with the ever dependable McGrath taking 1 wicket for 21. I didn’t really expect the aging McGrath, who’s 38 years old, to do any fireworks. [...]

Did you folks see Sehwag play today? 309 in 292 balls. With 46 hits to the fence! 46! He’s scored 194 runs just in boundaries! Unbelievable! Watching Sehwag today was an absolute treat. It was his natural style, full of flow and confidence, and absolutely destroyed the SA bowling attack. Oh my god, you should [...]

The Delhi DareDevils will are my favorites to win the IPL. I think they have a very well balanced team, and more importantly, plenty of options to shuffle players around to match the opposition’s strengths and weaknesses.
The Batting line up is absolutely solid. Lead by Virender Sehwag, who playes test matches just like he plays [...]

The MBA folks have always got the best and the most lucrative jobs in finance and  consulting, but this is a new trend. The Delhi Daredevils team, run by the infrastructure company GMR, has hired an IIM A grad to be the Assistant Vice-President (Operations) for the team, for a reported pay package of ~30 [...]