The IPL 2022 Mega Auction in Bengaluru is all wrapped up and Delhi Capitals have emerged as one of the teams to make the most intelligent buys.
They have spent almost their entire auction kitty of Rs 90 lakh and bought 24 players, of which 7 are overseas stars.
Delhi had retained four players before the auction- Rishabh Pant (16 crore), Axar Patel (9 crore, 12 crore to be deducted from purse), Prithvi Shaw (7.5 crore, 8 crore to be deducted from purse), Anrich Nortje (6.5 crore).
The four retentions meant the franchise spent Rs 42.50 crore before the auction - the most by any team– and started with a purse of Rs 47.50 crore.
IPL Auction 2022: Delhi Capitals Full Squad
Rishabh Pant: Rs 16 crore.
Shardul Thakur: Rs 10.75 crore
Axar Patel: Rs 8 crore
Prithvi Shaw: Rs 7.5 crore
Anrich Nortje: Rs 6.5 crore
Mitchell Marsh: Rs 6.50 crore
David Warner: Rs 6.25 crore
Khaleel Ahmed: Rs 5.25 crore
Chetan Sakariya: Rs 4.20 crore
Rovman Powell: Rs 2.80 crore
Kuldeep Yadav: Rs 2 crore
Mustafizur Rahman: Rs 2 crore
K.S. Bharat: Rs 2 crore
Kamlesh Nagarkoti: Rs 1.10 crore
Mandeep Singh: Rs 1.10 crore
Lalit Yadav: Rs 65 lakh
Yash Dhull: Rs 50 lakh
Lungisani Ngidi: Rs 50 lakh
Pravin Dubey: Rs 50 lakh
Tim Seifert: Rs 50 lakh
Vicky Ostwal: Rs 20 lakh
Ripal Patel: Rs 20 lakh
Sarfaraz Khan: Rs 20 lakh
Ashwin Hebbar: Rs 20 lakh
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