IPL 2024 Auction, Delhi Capitals Strategy: Which Players Will Rishabh Pant And Co. Go For?

The upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction is probably the most crucial for Delhi Capitals (DC). The Rishabh Pant-led side struggled in the previous season, finishing a lowly ninth with five wins and nine losses in 14 league matches. Meanwhile, the good news is that their captain Rishabh Pant is expected to recover in time for IPL 2024. He recently attended a training camp with DC in Kolkata, in the presence of Ricky Ponting (head coach), Pravin Amre (assistant coach) and Sourav Ganguly (director of cricket).

Pant had suffered life-threatening injuries in a car crash in December 2022; leaving him with three torn knee ligaments and abrasions in several parts of his body.

Delhi Capitals, who have never won the IPL, retained 16 players and now have a purse of Rs 28.95 crore going into the auction. They have nine slots to fill including 4 overseas talents. Only Kolkata Knight Riders have more slots available - 12.

With plenty of areas to fill, DC are expected to be one of the busier teams on December 19 when 333 players will go under the hammer in Dubai.

DC's retained players list for IPL 2024

Abhishek Porel

Anrich Nortje

Axar Patel

David Warner

Ishant Sharma

Kuldeep Yadav

Lalit Yadav

Lungisani Ngidi

Mitchell Marsh

Mukesh Kumar

Pravin Dubey

Prithvi Shaw

Rishabh Pant

Syed Khaleel Ahmed

Vicky Ostwal

Yash Dhull

Released players:

Aman Khan, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Manish Pandey, Mustafizur Rahman, Phil Salt, Priyam Garg, Rilee Rossouw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan.

DC's strategy for IPL 2024 auction

The primary target for Delhi Capitals is to sort their batting departing, which consists of a lean top order and an almost non-existent middle order.

While David Warner performed well last season,