South African fast-bowler Kagiso Rabada was roped in by Delhi Daredevils (DD) for INR 5 crores, during the IPL Auction 2017 at the at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bengaluru on Monday. The South African has played 16 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), and has 22 wickets, while he has 39 wickets from 30 matches in his T20 career. The South African will be making his IPL debut with this. Although he is yet to make a big impact in the format, he is a promising young fast bowler, and has been backed by many experts to shine in the upcoming days of his cricketing career
Delhi Daredevils (DD) finished a disappointing sixth in the previous edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). They released players like Imran Tahir, Pawan Negi among many others, after they failed to live up to their expectations. By doing so, they have ensured that they go into the IPL 2017 auction with INR 23.10 crores, which is one of the highest among all franchises in IPL Auction 2017. They can still buy 10 players in the auction, with a maximum of four international players. DD have always had a talented squad, but have not been able to live up the hype. Yet a poor show saw them being released, which is an indication that DD do not look at price tags, but are more interested in the players’ performances.
More than 350 players are being auctioned this year, and about 76 players, along with 28 overseas players are to be auctioned, as the world is witnessing a war of money among the franchises to grab the best possible player.(http://www.cricketcountry.com/)
