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    Top 5 Expensive Players of DC in IPL 2022 Auction

    Expensive Players of DC in IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals who still struggle to lift their maiden IPL trophy enters the IPL 2022 auction with a purse value of INR 47.50 crores.

    Delhi Capitals spend a massive INR 42.50 crores on retaining 4 of their previous player. Earlier to the IPL 2022 Auction all 8 existing teams announced their retained players list and released the remaining players to the auction pool from which the 2 new IPL teams are allowed to draft a maximum of 3 players each.

    According to which, Lucknow Super Giants ropes KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, and uncapped player Ravi Bishnoi. Where Gujarat Titans picked Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, and Shubman Gill as their drafted players.

    CHECK: All 10 Teams IPL 2022 Squad with Auction Price 

    Expensive Players of DC in IPL 2022 Auction

    Delhi Capitals puts a massive effort into roping IPL 2021 CSK player Shardul Thakur to their squad. Shardul Thakur plays a key role in the CSK team for their IPL 2021 winning.

    Notably, Shardul Thakur is the only player, that Delhi Capitals roped for INR 10+ crores in the IPL 2022 auction. Following are the details of the Expensive Picks of DC in IPL 2022 auction:

    CHECK: Most Expensive Buy for Each Team in IPL 2022 Auction

    Player Role Auction Price
    Shardul Thakur Bowler INR 10.75 crores
    Mitchell Marsh All-rounder INR 6.50 Crores
    David Warner Batsman INR 6.25 Crores
    Khaleel Ahmed Bowler INR 5.25 crores
    Chetan Sakariya Bowler INR 4.20 crores

    Shardul Thakur

    Thakur was signed by Kings XI Punjab at the 2014 IPL player auction ahead of the 2015 season of Indian Premier League and made his debut against Delhi Daredevils.  In March 2017, he was acquired by Rising Pune Supergiants for the tenth season of the IPL and in January 2018, was bought by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the next season.

    Shardul Thakur
    Shardul Thakur

    In 2019 Chennai reached the IPL final. Thakur took two wickets but was out off the final ball of the match with two runs required for victory. In February 2022, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

    Shardul Thakur Bowling stats
    Year Mat WKTS BBM Ave Econ SR 4W 5W
    Career 61 67 3/19 27.86 8.89 18.8 0 0
    2021 16 21 3 25.09 8.8 17.09 0 0
    2020 9 10 2 27.5 8.5 19.4 0 0
    2019 10 8 2 35.12 9.36 22.5 0 0
    2018 13 16 2 26.93 9.23 17.5 0 0
    2016
    2015 1 1 1 38 12.66 18 0 0

    Mitchell Marsh

    Marsh was signed by Deccan Chargers for the 2010 Indian Premier League and in 2011 was bought by Pune Warriors, the team coached at the time by his father.

    Mitchell Marsh
    Mitchell Marsh

    He played for Pune for the three years that the team existed and in 2016 and 2017 played for Rising Pune Supergiants for the two seasons that team existed.

    He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2020 IPL, although he only played in one match of the competition due to injury, and he withdrew from the 2021 Indian Premier League due to bio-bubble fatigue during the pandemic. In the 2022 IPL Auction, Marsh was bought by the Delhi Capitals.

    Mitchell Marsh Bowling stats
    M Inn Wkts BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 5W 10W
    Test 32 54 42 5/46 7/86 3.41 38.64 67.93 1 0
    ODI 63 59 50 5/33 5/33 5.53 36.58 39.7 1 0
    T20I 36 20 15 3/24 3/24 7.65 20.4 16 0 0
    IPL 21 19 20 4/25 4/25 7.9 21 15.95 0 0

    David Warner

    Warner was signed by Delhi Daredevils for the 2009–10 seasons. During the 2009 tournament which was played in South Africa, Warner played seven games, scoring 163 runs at an average of 23.28 and with a strike-rate of 123.48.

    Following the 2014 IPL auction, he was contracted by Sunrisers Hyderabad for US$880,000. In 2015, he was appointed captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

    Warner ended the season as the tournament’s leading run-scorer, rewarding him with the Orange cap, although SRH narrowly missed out on reaching the knock-out phase.

    David Warner becomes 4th player to score 10000 runs in T20 format
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    He was chosen to continue leading the team for a second season in 2016, in which he led the team to its first championship with 69 runs off 38 balls in the final against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Warner finished the season with 848 runs, the second-highest in the tournament.

    For the 2018 IPL season, Warner was retained and appointed captain by Sunrisers Hyderabad, but he stepped down as captain following the events of ball-tampering in South Africa. The BCCI later announced that Warner would not be allowed to play in the 2018 IPL season.

    For the 2019 IPL season, Warner returned to Sunrisers Hyderabad. On 27 February 2020, Warner was reinstated as captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad replacing Kane Williamson. On 18 October, Warner became the first overseas player and fourth overall to complete 5000 runs in the IPL.

    After Sunrisers Hyderabad chose not to retain Warner, he entered the 2022 IPL auction with a base price of ₹2 crores as one of the marquee players. In the auction, he was bought by Delhi Capitals for ₹6.25 crores.

    He has won the Orange Cap three times and has scored over 5000 runs.

    David Warner Batting Stats
    Year Mat Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 4s 6s
    Career 150 5449 126 41.59 139.96 4 50 525 201
    2021 8 195 57 24.37 107.73 0 2 15 6
    2020 16 548 85* 39.14 134.64 0 4 52 14
    2019 12 692 100* 69.2 143.86 1 8 57 21
    2017 14 641 126 58.27 141.81 1 4 63 26
    2016 17 848 93* 60.57 151.42 0 9 88 31
    2015 14 562 91 43.23 156.54 0 7 65 21
    2014 14 528 90 48 140.8 0 6 39 24
    2013 16 410 77 31.53 126.93 0 4 41 14
    2012 8 256 109* 36.57 164.1 1 1 28 14
    2011 13 324 77 24.92 117.39 0 3 34 11
    2010 11 282 107* 28.2 147.64 1 1 27 14

    IPL 2022 Mega Auction – Overview

    A total of INR 551.7 Crore was spent in the two days of the IPL 2022 auction over 204 players including 67 overseas cricketers. The most expensive player to emerge at the auction was Ishan Kishan who was bought for Rs 15.25 crore by Mumbai Indians.

    Category Player Price in IPL 2022 Auction Team
    Most Expensive Player Ishan Kishan INR 15.25 crores MI
    Most Expensive Batter Shreyas Iyer INR 12.25 crores KKR
    Most Expensive Bowlers Deepak Chahar INR 14 crores CSK
    Most Expensive All-rounder Liam Livingstone INR 11.5 crores PBKS
    Most Expensive Wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan INR 15.25 crores MI
    Most Expensive overseas player Liam Livingstone INR 11.5 crores PBKS
    Most Expensive Uncapped player Avesh Khan INR 10 crores LSG
    Most Expensive capped player Ishan Kishan INR 15.25 crores MI
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