Delhi Daredevils trades two players with Pune Warriors

MUMBAI: Delhi Daredevils has traded Indian fast-medium bowler Ashok Dinda and Australian all-rounder James Hopes with Sahara Group-owned Pune Warriors India for the coming Indian Premier League season.

"Ashok Dinda is a quality paceman, who has done well for the various teams he has represented in various formats of the game, be it Bengal, East Zone, Kolkata Knight Riders or Delhi Daredevils," said Sahara Adventure Sports Ltd Director Abhijit Sarkar.

He added, "The versatile James Hopes is an ideal cricketer to have in your camp, especially in the shorter forms of the game. Both players will boost our prospects in the upcoming IPL."

Hopes and Dinda were part of the Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders outfits respectively, before being acquired by Delhi Daredevils in the 2011 IPL Players Auction.

In another development, Shreevats Goswami, the wicketkeeper-batsman, has been transferred from Kolkata Knight Riders to Rajasthan Royals."

Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians have signed up T20 sensation Richard Levi as a replacement of former Australian batsman Andrew Symonds, for the fifth edition of IPL.