IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Mitchell Starc Sold To Delhi Capitals For Rs 11.75 Crore
Starc, who became the most expensive player to be sold in the IPL auction last year, has been handed a contract worth Rs 11.75 crore by DC.
Mithcell Starc is set to represent the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Australia pacer, who became the most expensive player to be sold in the IPL auction last year, has been handed a contract worth Rs 11.75 crore by DC.
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Mumbai Indians made the opening bid before locking horns with Starc’s previous franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders. While MI backed out once the Australian pacer’s price reached Rs 6 crore, KKR found a new rival in Delhi Capitals. But the defending champions eventually opted out of the race once the bidding went past Rs 10 crore. Meanwhile, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) showed interest in having Starc but ultimately, DC got the Australian pacer onboard for Rs 11.75 crore.
Generational talent Rishabh Pant pipped Shreyas Iyer to become the costliest buy in IPL’s history with a Rs 27 crore winning bid from Lucknow Super Giants as teams expectedly went the extra mile for marquee Indian players at the mega auction here on Sunday.
Iyer, who captained the Kolkata Knight Riders to the title earlier this year, and Delhi Capitals’ icon Pant, reaped the benefits of making themselves available at the auction following differences with their respective teams.
Iyer was the first one to surpass Mitchell Starc as the IPL’s most expensive buy with cash-heavy Punjab Kings shelling out Rs 26.75 crore for their potential captain before Pant overtook the fellow Indian by attracting Rs 25 lakh more from LSG.
Former DC teammates Iyer and Pant have had to deal with adversity in the past couple of years but have shown remarkable resilience and courage to bounce back.
Delhi Capitals expectedly enabled the Right To Match to buy back Pant at Rs 20.75 crore but LSG raised the bid to Rs 27 crore and the former decided against matching that amount.
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