India, Dec. 8 -- There was a two-way battle between the Delhi Capitals and the Rajasthan Royals for Rilee Rossouw in last year's IPL auction. It was the Capitals who prevailed. They managed to rope in the attacking South African batter for Rs.4.60 crore, more than double his base price of Rs.2 crore. Rossouw's return to IPL after eight years, however, was not as impactful as he or even DC would have imagined. 209 runs in 9 outings at a strike rate of 148 was not bad but it wasn't enough to make DC win regularly. A ninth-placed finish in IPL 2023 after ending up at No.5 in the year before meant DC had to do something to bring the house back in order. And they did. The Delhi-based franchise let go of 11 players and Rossouw was one of them. ...