Indraprastha ("Plain of Indra" or "City of Indra") was a flourishing city of the Kuru Kingdom. It was the capital of the kingdom led by the Pandavas ~ compares to the present day New Delhi, particularly the Old Fort (Purana Qila)
Delhi Capitals are on a high .. … they have ascended and are at a place, where they had been never before in the previous versions of IPL. Perhaps the name change from Delhi Daredevils (from 2008) has changed their fortunes. Ahead of the 2018 IPL, 50% of the franchise ownership was transferred to the JSW Group. In Dec 2018, the team changed its name from the Delhi Daredevils to the Delhi Capitals. Giving the rationale behind the change of the team's name, co-owner and chairman Parth Jindal said, "Delhi is the power center of the country, it is the capital, therefore the name Delhi Capitals." Don’t get into too much of logic and say that Delhi has been capital for long. Team Delhi Capitals are the only current team to have never appeared in an Indian Premier League final, and, prior to the current season, last qualified for the IPL playoffs in 2012. The leading run-scorer for the Capitals is VirenderSehwag, while the leading wicket-taker is Amit Mishra. The wily customer Amit Mishra was in thick of action .. .. and you could find much on his dismissal on twitter and social media. Amit, the genial leggie, made his test debut against Australia at Mohali in 2008 and much earlier in 2003 made his ODI debut against South Africa at Dhaka. Delhi's history begins with the onset of the Delhi Sultanate in the 12th century. Since then, Delhi has been the center of a succession of mighty empires and powerful kingdoms, making Delhi one of the longest-serving capitals and one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.From 1206, Delhi became the capital of the Delhi Sultanate under the Slave Dynasty. The first Sultan of Delhi, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, was a former slave who rose through the ranks to become a general, a governor and then Sultan of Delhi. Away from the power struggle, the good news for DC was it beat SRH in the last over. The scorecard reads :Delhi Capitals 165 for 8 (Shaw 56, Pant 49, Rashid 2-15) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 162 for 5 (Guptill 36, Paul 3-32) by two wickets Sunrisers Hyderabad had a great start though they were at a disadvantage playing first – the spinners especially Amit put the brakes and the final tally of 162 looked a winning total for most part. Martin Guptill tucked intomate Trent Boult, whom he was facing for the first time in a competitive T20 match, with two consecutive sixers too. Sunrisers made their way to 54 for 1 in the Powerplay. Amit Mishra bowled his four overs without conceding a single four or six. The middle overs produced just two boundaries, but Sunrisers did well to lose just one wicket in this period. When Delhi chase was on, it was Prithvi and Shikhar. Prithvi Shaw has been dismissed 10 times inside the Powerplay this season, the highest for any batsman, this time they were rollicking. It boiled down to 34 off 3 - Khaleel had two left, Bhuvneshwar one, but Williamson took the gamble of going with Thampi. Not only was the choice of the bowler wrong, he also executed poorly. Pant played havoc. First ball hit straight back for a 4 – couple of bounces before crossing the boundary. Next over midwicket for a huge 6; 3rd off the pads for a 4; then over midwicket for another 6 ~ then 2 singles – suddenly match was alive, very much in favour of Delhi. 12 off 12 as Bhuvi came to bowl. First ball he had Rutherford taken at long off; next a dot ball; 3rd hit by Pant over long off for a 6 (Pant is strong on his leg side, this time this is on off) .. then Bhuvaneswar Kumar had Pant caught by Nabi for a well made 49 off 21 balls @ 233.33 strike rate. Five off six might sound simple – not with tailenders or a chaotic situation. Khaleel it was to Amit Mishra – started with a wide. First legal ball played to thirdman for a single. Kemo Paul could not connect the next. Another single and .. .. something weird happened.