The IPL 2025 mega auction gripped cricket fans around the world. All the 10 teams looked to build their squad majorly from scratch at the two-day mega auction in Jeddah. Three major captaincy options Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul entered the auctions and teams fiercely went behind them.
While Shreyas and Rishabh were sold for Rs 26.75 crore and Rs 27 crore, respectively, Rahul was roped in for Rs 14 crore by Delhi Capitals. Rahul has plenty of captaincy experience and DC needed a captain as well after the departure of Pant.
While Rahul looks like a top captaincy contender, DC have bought a new captaincy contender on Day 2 of the mega auction.
The Capitals made a smart buy when they picked former Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis for a price of Rs 2 crore. Du Plessis is another strong candidate DC can rely on for the upcoming season.
He recently led the Saint Lucia Kings to their maiden Caribbean Premier League title win in 2024. He was the second-highest run-scorer for the Kings last season after making 405 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 145.16.
