In IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals, having only reached the final once, finished sixth. Heading into the auction with the largest budget, they released many high-profile players, retaining only Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, and Abishek Porel. To strengthen their squad, they acquired prominent players like KL Rahul, Harry Brook, Faf du Plessis, and Mitchell Starc.
DC, who have reached the IPL final only once in their history, finished sixth in IPL 2024. Entering last year’s auction with the largest budget among all ten teams, they released many of their high-profile players and chose to retain only Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, and Abishek Porel. Subsequently, they bolstered their lineup by signing star players like KL Rahul, Harry Brook, Faf du Plessis, and Mitchell Starc.