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Team Delhi is owned by the GMR Group. The group is in to energy and infrastructure sectors and is based in Hyderabad. Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao is the Chairman and Managing director of GMR group. The team will be under the captaincy of Virender 'Triple Centurion' Sehwag. He is also designated as the Icon Player for the franchise. During the franchise auction for the Indian Premier League teams, GMR Group acquired the rights for the Delhi franchise for $84 million. Along with Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Tillakratne Dilshan, Manoj Tiwary and Shikhar Dhawan will be the specialist batsmen in the team. Veteran New Zealander Daniel Vettori was a prize catch along with wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers of South Africa. Dinesh Karthik is the other keeper option. Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik is also a part of the team. The pace bowling department of the outfit looks strong as it houses legend Glenn McGrath and Pakistani speedster Mohammad Asif. The others who constitute the team are Sri Lankan allrounder Farveez Maharoof, Ranji Trophy players - Rajat Bhatia and Mithun Manhas and under-22 all-rounder Mayank Tehlan. Yo Mahesh, Pradeep Sangwan and Australian Brett Geeves are also a part of the outfit. Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has been signed as the brand ambassador. The team looks a formidable opposition with the likes of Sehwag and McGrath, and will look to make most of the challenge and give it their maximum.