Faf du Plessis was sold to Delhi Capitals (DC) for his base price of ₹2 crore in the IPL 2025 auction, after initially receiving no bids, with no RTM interest from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Ajinkya Rahane and Mayank Agarwal, however, went unsold at ₹1.5 crore and ₹1 crore respectively, despite the need for domestic Indian batters.