The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the upcoming edition of 2020 has started at Kolkata and it will be engrossing to see how each of the teams finally shapes up. Here is what the Delhi Capitals (DC) is up to in the auctions.
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Before the Auction
Players Released: Chris Morris, Colin Ingram, Hanuma Vihari, Ankush Bains, Colin Munro, Bandaru Ayyappa, Manjot Kalra, Jalaj Saxena, Nathu Singh.
Players Retained: Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, R Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane.
Purse Remaining (after the auction): ₹9 crores
Chris Woakes
England all-rounder Chris Woakes bought by DC for his base price of ₹1.5 crores.
Jason Roy
Jason Roy is the next name out of the bag and he was immediately the Delhi Capitals for ₹1.5 crores.
Alex Carey
Alex Carey, who has both RCB and RR bidding furiously for his services. However, DC joined the fray later on and snare him up for ₹2.4 crores.
Shimron Hetmyer
Bidding for Shimron Hetmyer was going on between KKR and DC. Even, Rajasthan was in the race. However, he was finally bought by Delhi for ₹7.75 crores.
Mohit Sharma
KXIP bought back the services of the veteran fast bowler, Mohit Sharma for his base price of ₹50 lakhs.
Tushar Deshpande
Tushar Deshpande was bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price of ₹20 lakhs.
Lalit Yadav
DC bought the young Lalit Yadav for his base price of ₹20 lakhs.
Marcus Stoinis
Australia’s Marcus Stoinis sparked a bidding war between RR and DC and was finally bought by Delhi for ₹4.8 crores.
Final DC Squad for IPL 2020
Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, R Ashwin (Transferred), Ajinkya Rahane (Transferred), Jason Roy, Chris Woakes, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Mohit Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav