Chetan Narula investigates the reasons why the previously struggling Delhi franchise has been such a success this season … and it’s not to do with their new name

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On December 4, 2018, there was an unveiling ceremony ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League season. No, a new franchise wasn’t coming into the fray; rather an old franchise was being reborn. It was the day ‘Delhi Daredevils’ became ‘Delhi Capitals’.
Parth Jindal, the new director of this franchise, was at pain to explain the rationale behind the name. &l...