After finishing in the lower half of the table for three consecutive seasons, Delhi Daredevils surprised everyone by picking a young team. Apart from former India fast-bowler Zaheer Khan, the Delhi-based franchise was full of youngsters. But under the coaching of legendary batsman Rahul Dravid, they punched above their weight and gave all the teams a run for their money. However, they had to pay the price for the lack of experienced players in their team as they failed to win crunch matches.
And as expected, the franchise went for some experienced players in the recently concluded auction for the upcoming season. In the form of Angelo Mathews and Corey Anderson, they picked two of the biggest names in world cricket while they bolstered their bowling attack by securing the services of South Africa pace sensation Kagiso Rabada and Australian pacer Pat Cummins. They also signed Murugan Ashwin who is set to strengthen their spin department. Overall, they have signed nine players.
Here is a list of all those players:
| Player | Type | Base Price | Eventual Tag |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler | 1 Crore | 5 Crore |
| Pat Cummins | Bowler | 2 Crore | 4.5 Crore |
| Angelo Matthews | All-rounder | 2 Crore | 2 Crore |
| Corey Anderson | All-rounder | 1 Crore | 1 Crore |
| Murugan Ashwin | Bowler | 10 Lakh | 1 Crore |
| Aditya Tare | Wicketkeeper-batsman | 20 Lakh | 25 Lakh |
| Ankit Bawne | Batsman | 10 Lakh | 10 Lakh |
| Shashank Singh | Bowler | 10 Lakh | 10 Lakh |
| Navdeep Saini | Bowler | 10 Lakh | 10 Lakh |
Well, looking at the least, it is quite clear Delhi Daredevils have covered all bases quite smartly. Rabada is one of the finest pacers in the world right now and his partnership with Zaheer Khan can become lethal. On the other hand, the likes of Mathews and Anderson can provide the much-needed stability to the young and inexperience batting line-up.
Full squad of DD for IPL 2017:
JP Duminy, Mohammed Shami, Quinton de Kock, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Shreyas Iyer, Zaheer Khan, Sam Billings, Sanju Samson, Chris Morris, Carlos Brathwaite, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant, CV Milind, Syed Ahmed, Pratyush Singh,Angelo Mathews , Corey Anderson, Kagiso Rabada, Pat Cummins, Ankit Bawne, Aditya Tare, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Shashank Singh
Here is Delhi Daredevils’ likely playing eleven for the upcoming edition:
| Quinton de Kock |
| Shreyas Iyer |
| Rishabh Pant |
| Karun Nair |
| Sanju Samson |
| JP Duminy |
| Chris Morris |
| Amit Mishra |
| Shahbaz Nadeem |
| Kagiso Rabada |
| Mohammed Shami |