T Natarajan, the left-arm pacer from India and Tamil Nadu, entered the auction with a base price of ₹2 crore. SRH opened the bidding, with RCB and DC quickly joining the race. Bid escalated steadily, with RCB pushing it to ₹7 crore and DC taking the lead at ₹10.25 crore. After a tense back-and-forth, RCB pulled out, and Natarajan was sold to DC for ₹10.75 crore, strengthening their bowling attack.