The New Delhi Premier League (DPL) season is likely to start in the first or second week of August.
It is a boon for Indian cricket that almost every state now has its own franchise-run T20 leagues. Delhi, which has given some of the biggest names to world cricket, was lagging behind, but not until 2024. The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) launched it’s own Delhi Premier League (DPL) T20 last year, with the tournament being an instant success.
In fact, some regular IPL names enthralled fans and the summit clash between East Delhi Riders and South Delhi Superstarz filled almost the entire 48,000-seater Arun Jaitley Stadium. The final was eventually won by Himmat Singh’s men, beating Ayush Badoni’s led and Shikhar Dhawan’s co-owned team. Now, a fresh development is coming our way, with the DDCA planning to add two fresh teams. This is some call, considering the league hasn’t celebrated it’s first anniversary yet.
DDCA planning to expand DPL T20
“We are thinking of increasing facilities in DPL… there are talks of increasing the teams as well (from six to eight),” DDCA director Shyam Sunder Sharma told PTI. “The new DPL season will begin in the first or second week of August,” he added.
“A total of 14 cricketers (who competed in) DPL played in the IPL… players like Digvesh Rathi, Ayush Badoni and Priyansh Arya, among others,” he said, adding that there were plans to give a boost to women’s cricket as well.
Also, DDCA has just started a women’s T20 tournament with 41 clubs taking part. According to Sharma, the DDCA is planning to expand its women’s teams and will add two more teams to the mix by next year.
“Our apex council is giving special focus to women’s cricket. If any (affiliated) club fields its women’s team, it will be given Rs one lakh as subsidy and if they build their ground, then they will be give Rs 2.5 lakhs.“
List of teams at DPL 2024 & captains
- South Delhi Superstarz – Ayush Badoni
- Purani Dilli 6 – Rishabh Pant/Lalit Yadav
- Central Delhi Kings – Jonty Sidhu
- North Delhi Strikers – Vaibhav Kandpal
- West Delhi Lions – Hritik Shokeen
- East Delhi Riders – Himmat Singh
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