India, Dec. 16 -- Delhi Capitals broke the bank for uncapped Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Dar, spending Rs.8.40 crore on him, at the IPL 2026 mini auction on Tuesday. Auqib entered the auction with a base price of INR 30 lakh, and DC were involved in a bidding war with RR. Soon, RR opted out, and RCB entered the battle, but it was DC who reigned supreme, even beating SRH towards the end.

DC acquired South African veteran David Miller for INR 2 crore and also roped in wicketkeeper-batter Ben Duckett for INR 2 crore. Miller is an experienced IPL cricketer, having scored 3,077 runs in 141 IPL fixtures for PBKS, RR, GT and LSG, at an average of 35.77 and a strike rate of over 138. He also has a ton and 13 half-centuries.

Former India crick...