Written By: Devadyuti Das | Updated: Apr 29, 2025, 1:52 PM
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In these collection of pictures, we find out why Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils) didn't pick Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli in the inaugural IPL auction.
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Virender Sehwag was first captain of Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) which didn't buy Virat Kohli at the first-ever IPL auction. Royal Challengers Bengaluru bought Delhi cricketer Kohli for only Rs 12 lakh.
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Virender Sehwag revealed why Virat Kohli wasn't picked by Delhi Daredevils. "This did not happen on the auction table. We had me, Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, Dilshan, Ab de Villiers. There were so many openers and top-order batters. We had a lot of batters, but we did not have bowlers. So our thinking was to get an extra bowler. He was a left-armer. We thought he would do good and he did too. Yo, Mahesh and Pradeep Sangwan were two young bowlers, who did well for us in the first three seasons," Sehwag told Cricbuzz website.
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Virat Kohli was Virender Sehwag's teammate in 2011 ODI World Cup which India won under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
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Virender Sehwag was first 'icon' player for Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008. Since then Delhi Daredevils has become Delhi Capitals with GMR Group and JSW as joint owners.
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Virat Kohli has only played for RCB in the last 18 years in IPL. He has scored 8447 runs with 8 centuries and 61 fifties for RCB in his career.
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Virat Kohli was retained for Rs 21 crore by RCB ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction last year.
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Virat Kohli is in race to win Orange Cap in IPL 2025 season with 443 runs in 10 matches for RCB, who are at the top of the Points Table currently.
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