Delhi Capitals (DC) acquired the services of India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Harry Brook, Jake Fraser-McGurk, and T Natarajan among a few uncapped Indian players at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. On Monday, DC acquired South Africa’s Faf du Plessis and also retained pacer Mukesh Kumar via an RTM card.
DC had decided against retaining their skipper Rishabh Pant ahead of the auction. The Capitals instead decided to retain Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, and Abhishek Porel.
Delhi Capitals, the runners-up of IPL 2020, finished IPL 2024 in sixth place with 14 points, securing seven wins and enduring as many losses.
Delhi Capitals remaining purse: Rs 20 lakh
Players retained by DC
Axar Patel: Rs 16.55 crore
Kuldeep Yadav: Rs 13.25 crore
Tristan Stubbs: Rs 10 crore
Abhishek Porel: Rs 4 crore
Players purchased by DC at IPL 2025 Auction
Mitchell Starc: Rs 11.75 crore
KL Rahul: Rs 14 crore
Harry Brook: Rs 6.25 crore
Jake Fraser-McGurk: Rs 9 crore (RTM)
T Natarajan: Rs 10.75 crore
Karun Nair: Rs 50 lakh
Sameer Rizvi: Rs 95 lakh
Ashutosh Sharma: Rs 3.80 crore
Mohit Sharma: Rs 2.20 crore
Faf du Plessis: Rs 2 crore
Mukesh Kumar: Rs 8 crore (RTM)
Darshan Nalkande: Rs 30 lakh
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Dushmantha Chameera: Rs 75 lakh
Donovan Ferreira: Rs 75 lakh
Ajay Jadav Mandal: Rs 30 lakh
Manvath Kumar: Rs 30 lakh
Tripurana Vijay: Rs 30 lakh
Madhav Tiwari: Rs 40 lakh
Delhi Capitals full squad for IPL 2025: KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Harry Brook, Jake Fraser-McGurk, T Natarajan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvath Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari.