{"id":21794,"date":"2024-11-24T17:25:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T11:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=506457"},"modified":"2024-11-24T17:25:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T11:55:35","slug":"ipl-2025-mega-auction-delhi-capitals-acquire-kl-rahul-for-rs-14-crore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2025-mega-auction-delhi-capitals-acquire-kl-rahul-for-rs-14-crore\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2025 mega auction: Delhi Capitals acquire KL Rahul for \u20b914 crore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant move during the IPL 2025 mega auction, Delhi Capitals secured Indian opener KL Rahul for \u20b914 crore. Starting with a base price of \u20b92 crore, the bidding began with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), quickly followed by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).<\/p>\n<p>The bidding intensified as RCB pushed the price higher before eventually bowing out. Delhi Capitals entered the competition, facing a brief challenge from KKR before they also withdrew. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) then joined the fray but could not surpass Delhi\u2019s aggressive bid of \u20b914 crore.<\/p>\n<p>Delhi Capitals ultimately won the battle, adding KL Rahul to their squad. Known for his consistency and ability to anchor innings, Rahul is set to be a vital addition to Delhi\u2019s batting lineup, bringing experience and leadership to their IPL 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant move during the IPL 2025 mega auction, Delhi Capitals secured Indian opener KL Rahul for \u20b914 crore\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":437,"featured_media":26068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/437"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}