Star batter KL Rahul will play for the Delhi Capitals in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). He fetched a massive ₹14 crore from the franchise in the mega auction. It was the first time since the IPL 2018 auction that Rahul was up for bidding.

KL Rahul who is currently in AUstralia with Team India will be heading to a new franchisee in the IPL 2025 season. Rahul will join Shreyas Iyer at Deli Capitals after franchisee sign him for ₹14 Crore during the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.

Notably, the Lucknow Super Giants did not retain their captain and no bid was placed for him for IPL 2025 during the auction. Cricket experts have predicted that DC bosses could give reigns of the ream in the hands of KL Rahul after the departure of Rishabh Pant.

KL Rahul has been acquired by the Delhi Capitals for ₹14 crore at the IPL mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The bidding war saw intense competition, with Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings driving up the price before Delhi secured the deal, making Rahul its second signing of the auction.

IPL Auction 2025: KL Rahul was bought by the Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore at the IPL Mega Auction on Sunday. Four teams seemed to be all in for the former captain of Lucknow Super Giants but DC had the last laugh.

Rahul was released by LSG ahead of the 2025 IPL mega auction, after being a part of the set-up since 2022, and also leading them to the playoffs twice

The Marquee players set of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction saw several big players being sold for whopping prices in the bidding event. Here's the complete round up of the complete set.

The IPL 2025 auction witnessed intense bidding wars for top players, with teams spending a total of Rs 70.5 crore to acquire six marquee players. Punjab Kings secured Yuzvendra Chahal for Rs 18 crore,

Just before Rishabh Pant’s record-breaking bid, Punjab Kings (PBKS) grabbed headlines by signing Shreyas Iyer for Rs 26.75 crore, briefly making him the most expensive player in IPL history.

Delhi Capitals fans celebrated for getting a steal deal in KL Rahul instead of spending a lot on Rishabh Pant and Shyeras Iyer.

Iyer broke the record of Arshdeep Singh who was sold just moments before Iyer for INR 18 crore but was retained by Punjab Kings using Right-to-Match (RTM) card.