IPL 2022 Auction: The Delhi Capitals are an Indian Premier League franchise cricket team headquartered in Delhi. The franchise is jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Group. Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi is the team’s home venue. In 2020, the Capitals reached their first IPL final.
The Delhi Capitals have been one of the Indian Premier League’s serial underachievers, despite having a great squad throughout the years. They have yet to win a title. The closest they got was in 2020 when they made it to the final for the first time and finished second. The IPL 2022 mega auction has given them a fresh start in rebuilding their squad in the hopes of winning their first-ever title.
Last year, DC kept four players: Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, and Anrich Nortje. They spent Rs 42.5 Crore of their Rs 90 crore total budget to secure the services of these T20 stars. As a result, they will enter the IPL super auction with a bankroll of Rs 47.5 crore.
They have 21 available spots (each side can have a maximum of 25 players), seven of them are accessible to international players.
IPL 2022 Auction: Players Retained
Rishabh Pant (Rs 16 crore)
Rishabh Rajendra Pant is an Indian cricketer who captains the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League and plays as a middle-order wicket-keeper batsman for India, Delhi. For the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, he was the vice-captain of the India U-19 team.
Axar Patel (Rs 9 crore)
Axar Rajeshbhai Patel, popularly known as Akshar Patel, is an Indian cricketer who represents Gujarat in domestic cricket and the Delhi Capitals in the IPL. He is a left-handed batsman and orthodox left-arm bowler who can play all three positions.
Prithvi Shaw (Rs 7.5 crore)
Prithvi Pankaj Shaw is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for the Mumbai Indians in domestic cricket and the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He led the Indian team to victory in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.
Anrich Nortje (Rs 6.5 crore)
Anrich Arno Nortje is a professional cricketer from South Africa. In March of this year, he made his international debut for the South African cricket team. Nortje won the newcomer of the year title at Cricket South Africa’s annual awards ceremony in July 2020.
IPL 2022 Auction: Players Bought on Day 1 So Far
David Warner – Rs 6.25 crore
Mitchell Marsh – Rs 6.50 crore
Kuldeep Yadav – Rs 2 crore
Shardul Thakur – Rs 10.75 crore
Mustafizur Rahman – Rs 2 crore
Ashwin Hebbar – Rs 20 lakh
Sarfaraz Khan – Rs 20 lakh
Kamlesh Nagarkoti – Rs 1.10 crore)
KS Bharat – Rs 2 crore
Delhi Capitals (Purse Remaining – ₹16.50 crore)
The post IPL 2022 Auction: Delhi Capitals DAY1 AUCTION BUY DETAILS AND PURSE LEFT FOR 2ND DAY appeared first on The12thMan.
