Mukesh Kumar, the uncapped pacer picked by Delhi Capitals in the mini auction on 5.50 Cr, became the most expensive uncapped player of this IPL season. Earlier, his performance against Bangladesh A was impressive, which caught everyone’s eye in the IPL auction, and they tried to pick him, but the Delhi Capitals won the clash.
They also bought South African top order batter Rilee Rossouw on 4.60 Cr to strengthen their squad in the top batting order. Along with them, they also grabbed Indian veteran batter Manish Pandey and English wicketkeeper Phil Salt in the mini auction on just 2.40 Cr and 2.00 Cr, respectively.
Delhi Capitals is one of the strongest teams in the IPL 2023 under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant. They have the blistering opener batter from Prithvi Shaw and David Warner. M. Marsh, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, and Sarfaraz Khan for the middle batting order. L. Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, and K. Nagarkoti will handle the bowling responsibilities for their team. It will be interesting to see how Skipper and Delhi team management will choose the playing XI in the upcoming season of the IPL.
List Of The Picked Players In The Mini Auction 2023-:
Player | Sold Price |
Rilee Rossouw | 4.60 Cr |
Phil Salt | 2 Cr |
Ishant Sharma | 50L |
Mukesh Kumar | 5.50 Cr |
Manish Pandey | 2.40 Cr |
Delhi Capitals (DC) IPL 2023 Retained Players
Player | Role |
Rishabh Pant | Batsman/Wicket-keeper |
Axar Patel | All-Rounder |
Prithvi Shaw | Batsman |
Anrich Nortje | Bowler |
David Warner | Batsman |
Mitchell Marsh | All-Rounder |
Sarfaraz Khan | Batsman |
Kamlesh Nagarkoti | Bowler |
Mustafizur Rahman | Bowler |
Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
Khaleel Ahmed | Bowler |
Chetan Sakariya | Bowler |
Lalit Yadav | All-Rounder |
Ripal Patel | All-Rounder |
Yash Dhull | Batsman |
Rovman Powell | Batsman |
Pravin Dubey | Bowler |
Lungi Ngidi | Bowler |
Vicky Ostwal | All-Rounder |
Aman Khan | All-Rounder |