The 2024 IPL auction brought surprises as Delhi Capitals secured the services of Jharkhand’s promising young batter, Kumar Kushagra, for a notable Rs 7.20 crore. Despite a quick bid from CSK, Capitals successfully acquired Kushagra, who had a base price of 20 lakh. In addition, DC made strategic additions to their squad, including Australia pacer Jhye Richardson for Rs 5 crore, England batter Harry Brook for Rs 4 crore, and a bargain buy with West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope at his base price of Rs 75 lakh. Here is the full list of players bought by DC in the auction:
- Harry Brook (Rs 4 crore)
- Tristan Stubbs (Rs 50 lakh)
- Ricky Bhui (Rs 20 lakh)
- Kumar Kushagra (Rs 7.2 crore)
- Rasikh Dar (Rs 20 lakh)
- Jhye Richardson (Rs 5 crore)
- Sumit Kumar (Rs 1 crore)
- Swastik Chhikara (Rs 20 lakh)
- Shai Hope (Rs 75 lakh)
DC Pre-Auction Squad:
- 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
Released Players:
- Aman Khan
- Chetan Sakariya
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti
- Manish Pandey
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Phil Salt
- Priyam Garg
- Rilee Rossouw
- Ripal Patel
- Rovman Powell
- Sarfaraz Khan