Since winning the title in 2007-08, Delhi have qualified for the knockouts only once - in 2009-10 http://www.onestopforseo.com/competitions_display_ad_strategy.html One Stop for SEO . The 2011-12 season was particularly poor for them, when they won only one match and finished second from bottom in Group B. Last season, none of their batsmen or bowlers were among the top 15 run-scorers or wicket-takers: Mithun Manhas was their highest run scorer and Sumit Narwal got them the most wickets, and both players are aged over 30. This season, they will be without Shikhar Dhawan for the beginning of the season, if not for most of it.