DC bought the star India batter for INR 14 crores.
The saga surrounding KL Rahul and his former team Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka is no secret. The reason being, Rahul had a very public fallout with Goenka last season after a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) which LSG lost.
That been said, LSG decided not to retain KL Rahul ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) auction. Sanjiv Goenka had even said prior to the event in Jeddah that they wanted to retain players who “have a mindset to win.”
Delhi Capitals decided to pick up the dynamic India batter in the auction for a whopping INR 14 crore as they were themselves on the lookout for an Indian captain after letting go of Rishabh Pant.
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Following the purchase, DC co-owner Parth Jindal however, took an indirect dig at Sanjiv Goenka.
Speaking to RevSportz, Jindal said, “I believe that KL is a quality player, and getting him at that price opened up the budget for us to strengthen other areas. I know KL personally for a long time and he is a good friend of mine. He thrives with love and respect, and I am going to give him the love and respect he deserves. I hope he thrives in our atmosphere and does it for Delhi, wins an IPL.”
Speaking about DC’s purchases at the IPL 2025 auction, KL Rahul was their top acquisition, followed by Aussie pacer Mitchell Starc for INR 11.75 crore. They also exercised their RTMs on Jake Fraser-McGurk, getting him for INR 9 crores and Mukesh Kumar at INR 8 crores.
DC also made some quality buys at steal prices with Ashutosh Sharma coming in at INR 3.80 crores while they also got Mohit Sharma at INR 2.20 crores and bought Faf du Plessis for his base price of INR 2 crores.
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