Delhi Capitals received a major blow when Rishabh Pant met with a tragic accident last year and he missed the whole season due to injuries. DC named David Warner as their skipper last year in Rishabh Pant's absence but the team won only 5 out of 14 IPL games and finished in 9th spot.
This year, ahead of the IPL auction, DC released 11 players with big names like Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan, Mustafizur Rahman and Phil Salt, all heading out. The franchise went to the auction table with INR 28.95 crore. With a need to address their lower middle-order issues, they signed players like Harry Brook and Tristan Stubbs. They also picked up young Indian talents such as Kumar Kushagra and Rasikh Dar.
Will DC be finally able to lift its maiden IPL trophy this year? We will have to wait and watch.
Players released by DC ahead of IPL auction
Aman Khan, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Manish Pandey, Mustafizur Rahman, Phil Salt, Priyam Garg, Rilee Rossouw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan
Retained players by DC ahead of IPL auction
Abhishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, David Warner, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mukesh Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull
Players bought by DC during the IPL 2024 auction
Kumar Kushagra - Rs 7.2 crore
Jhye Richarson - Rs 5 crore
Harry Brook - Rs 4 crore
Sumit Kumar - Rs 1 crore
Shai Hope - 75 lakh
Tristan Stubbs - Rs 50 lakh
Ricky Bhui - Rs 20 lakh
Rasikh Dar - Rs 20 lakh
Swastik Chhikara - RS 20 lakh
Purse remaining with DC- INR 9.9 crore
Delhi Capitals complete squad for IPL 2024
Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, , Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chikara