The Delhi Daredevils has been one team which has been consistent under performers despite sustained expectations. After making the semifinals in the first two years of the IPL, it has only been once that DD has got to the playoffs. The primary reason for this is their instability, be it with the captaincy or the core group of players.

Delhi Squads: Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Glenn Maxwell, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammad Shami, Gautam Gambhir, Trent Boult, Colin Munro, Daniel Christian, Jason Roy, Naman Ojha, Prithvi Shaw, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Avesh Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Harshal Patel, Manjot Kalra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sayan Ghosh.

Strength:

In IPL 2018, Gambhir makes a comeback to DD after seven long years. It is not only his dynamic captaincy but his consistency at the top of the order which will come in handy for DD. All-rounder players like of -Glenn Maxwell, Chris Morris, Daniel Christian. DD have two of the finest speedster, Trent Boult and Kagiso Rabada. As far as the leg spinners are concerned, young Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will complement Amit Mishra this year for the Delhi franchise.

Weakness:

Both Shahbaz Nadeem and Jayant Yadav are Indian spinners whose USP is to bowl consistent line and lengths. The only way out in such a situation is to take a final call on the basis of current form. DD have heavily banked on the fast-bowling all-rounder Chris Morris as they retained him for 7.1 crores. However, the side has also become a little over-dependent on the lanky South African as they are counting on him bowl three or four overs and score some quick runs at No. 6 or 7 for them in every other match.

Opportunity:

Prithvi Shaw is being considered the next big thing in Indian cricket. Since he has arrived at the scene, people have tagged him as the next Sachin Tendulkar. 7-year-old all-rounder Vijay Shankar had a decent outing in the Nidahas Trophy as a bowler but did not get too many chances with the bat.

Threat:

Mohammed Shami is not known to be the best of bowlers in the limited over formats and is already going through a lot of turmoil in his personal life. If the Bengal pacer has an off-day, DD may end up leaking a lot of runs.