Delhi Capitals were in fiery form at the IPL 2024 Auction on Tuesday, and surprised everyone with their purchase of Harry Brook. The Englishman was in poor form in his debut season with SRH in IPL 2023, and was released. DC purchased the batter for ₹4 crore.
Speaking to JioCinema, former England player Eoin Morgan said, "For me, he (Harry Brook) is more of a middle-order batter. Like AB de Villiers mentioned the fitness levels around Anrich Nortje might be dependent on the balance of their side, they have the likes of Lungi Ngidi who can come in as a replacement but that might depend on the pitch conditions as well. But I probably see Brook playing in the middle-order, I think Delhi won’t suit him as much as other places in India but 4 cr for a quality player like him is a bargain."
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Meanwhile, South Africa's Tristan Stubbs, who had a base price of ₹50 lakhs, also joined DC on base price. Aussie pacer Jhye Richardson was also bought by DC for ₹5 crore and West Indies' Shai Hope for ₹1 crore. Among the Indians, Kumar Kushagra was the most expensive, acquired for ₹7.2 crore.
{{/usCountry}}Meanwhile, South Africa's Tristan Stubbs, who had a base price of ₹50 lakhs, also joined DC on base price. Aussie pacer Jhye Richardson was also bought by DC for ₹5 crore and West Indies' Shai Hope for ₹1 crore. Among the Indians, Kumar Kushagra was the most expensive, acquired for ₹7.2 crore.
{{/usCountry}}Meanwhile, the Capitals also bought the likes of Ricky Bhui ( ₹20 lakhs), Sumit Kumar ( ₹1 crore), Swastik Chhikara ( ₹20 lakh), Rasikh Dar ( ₹20 lakh).
Full list of players acquired by DC:
Harry Brook: ₹4 crore
Tristan Stubbs: ₹50 lakhs
Ricky Bhui: ₹20 lakhs
Kumar Kushagra: ₹7.2 crore
Jhye Richardson: ₹5 crore
Sumit Kumar: ₹1 crore
Shai Hope: ₹75 lakh
Swastik Chhikara: ₹20 lakh
Rasikh Dar: ₹20 lakh
Retained: Rishabh Pant (c), David Warner (c, 2023), Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Abishek Porel, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dhull.