DC IPL 2023 Full Squad: IPL Auction 2023: Delhi Capitals have plugged their gaps and have made some shrewd moves in the market. Rishabh Pant’s side have added more muscle to their batting, with the acquisitions of Rilee Rossouw and Phil Salt. Manish Pandey, Ishant Sharma and Mukesh Kumar represent some good Indian deoth and quality in the side. Follow IPL 2023 Auction Live updates with InsideSport.IN.
Delhi Capitals is another franchise which showed a lot of common sense in their picks. Mukesh Kumar was a net bowler with the franchise last season and is now playing regularly for India A. With his ability to pitch the ball up, he can be a good Powerplay option during the later stage of the tournament.
The first buy of the Mini-Auction for Delhi Capitals was England’s Phil Salt for INR 2 crore. The top-order batter is a highly experienced campaigner in the shortest format of the game. Salt has scored 3817 runs in 167 matches in his T20 career so far.
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After a fierce bidding war with Punjab Kings, the Delhi Capitals bagged Mukesh Kumar for INR 5.5 crore. The uncapped pacer has taken 25 wickets in 23 T20 matches. He was also a net bowler in the DC camp during the 2022 IPL season and plays for Bengal and India A.
Reacting to the opportunity of playing for the Delhi franchise, Mukesh expressed, “One of my friends called me and said congratulations. I asked him for what. And then he told me to tune in to the IPL Mini-Auction and watch the bidding. I couldn’t believe what was happening when I switched on the TV. Would like to thank the Delhi franchise. I was with the team last season as well as a net bowler. The environment within the group is really good.”
DC IPL 2023 Full Squad: Delhi Capitals go big on Mukesh Kumar, Rilee Rossouw, Ishant Sharma returns – Check Delhi Capitals Full Squad, Top Buys & DC Players IPL Salaries
The Delhi Capitals acquired Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma for INR 50 Lakh. The seasoned campaigner has taken 84 wickets in 104 matches in his IPL career. He had an impressive outing with Delhi in IPL 2019 picking up 13 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 26.84.
Manish Pandey was picked up by the Delhi Capitals for INR 2.4 crore. Pandey has scored 3648 runs in 160 IPL matches. He has notched 3 centuries and 38 fifties in his T20 career so far. The karntaka star will aim to rejuvenate his career under Ricky Ponting. The Delhi Capitals’ last buy of the evening was South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw for INR 4.6 crore. The top-order batter roared back to form for his country in 2022 with two centuries to his name this year.
Delhi Capitals Full Squad
| Name | Nationality | Role | Price |
| Rishabh Pant (Captain) | India | Wicketkeeper | 16 Crore |
| Prithvi Shaw | India | Batsman | 7.5 crore |
| David Warner | Australia | Batsman | 6.25 crore |
| Sarfaraz Khan | India | Batsman | 20 lakh |
| Yash Dhull | India | Batsman | 50 lakh |
| Rovman Powell | West Indies | Batsman | 2.8 crore |
| Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | Batsman | 4.60 crore |
| Phil Salt | England | Wicketkeeper | 2 crore |
| Manish Pandey | India | Batsman | 2.4 crore |
| Axar Patel | India | All Rounder | 9 crore |
| Lalit Yadav | India | All Rounder | 65 lakh |
| Vicky Ostwal | India | All Rounder | 20 lakh |
| Ripal Patel | India | All Rounder | 20 lakh |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | All Rounder | 6.5 crore |
| Anrich Nortje | South Africa | Bowler | 6.5 crore |
| Khaleel Ahmed | India | Bowler | 5.25 crore |
| Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | Bowler | 50 Lakh |
| Chetan Sakariya | India | Bowler | 4.20 crore |
| Pravin Dubey | India | Bowler | 50 lakh |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | India | Bowler | 1.10 Crore |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | Bowler | 2 crore |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | Bowler | 2 crore |
| Aman Khan | India | Bowler | 20 lakh |
| Ishant Sharma | India | Bowler | 50 Lakh |
| Mukesh Kumar | India | Bowler | 5.5 crore |
