The Delhi Capitals (DC) approached the IPL 2024 auction with high stakes, particularly in light of their underwhelming performance in the previous season. Under David Warner's leadership, the team struggled, finishing ninth with only five victories in 14 league games. However, there's a glimmer of hope for the team as Rishabh Pant, who had a life-threatening car accident in December 2022, is making a steady recovery. Recent updates indicate that Pant is actively involved in a training camp with DC in Kolkata, receiving guidance from Ricky Ponting, Pravin Amre, and Sourav Ganguly.
With their sights set on clinching their first IPL title, DC retained 16 players and has a considerable budget of Rs 28.95 crore for the auction. They need to fill nine spots, including four for overseas players, making them one of the most active teams in the auction, second only to Kolkata Knight Riders.
Meanwhile, DC picked former Sunrisers Hyderabad's batter Harry Brook for a whopping sum of Rs 4 crore. Notably he was bought for Rs 13.25 crore by SRH in last edition of the IPL.
DC's top buys:
- Kumar Kushagra: 7.20 crore
- Jhye Richardson: Rs 5 crore
- Harry Brook: Rs 4 crore
- Sumit Kumar: Rs 1 crore
- Shai Hope: Rs 75 lakh
- Tristan Stubbs: Rs 50 lakh
- Rasikh Dar: Rs 20 lakh
- Ricky Bhui: Rs 20 lakh
- Swastik Chhikara: Rs 20 lkah
DC's journey
Title - None
Runners Up- 1 (2020)
Most Runs - Rishabh Pant (2838)
Most Wickets - Amit Mishra (110)
DC's Team Management
Captain: Rishabh Pant
CEO:
Team Manager:
Head Coach: Ricky Ponting
Batting Coach:
Bowling Coach: James Hopes
Fielding Coach: Biju George
Physio: Patrick Farhart
Delhi Capitals' Squad
Retained players: Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Abishek Porel, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Khaleel Ahmed.
Players bought in auction: Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara.
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