DPL 2025: East Delhi Riders full list of players in squad after auction

The East Delhi Riders were among the more strategic and balanced franchises at the DPL 2025 auction, held on July 6. With eight teams in the fray and a ₹1.5 crore budget, the Riders made calculated moves to assemble a squad that combines experience, youth, and flair. The team retained dynamic wicketkeeper-batter Anuj Rawat for ₹21 lakh a smart decision, considering his consistent performances at both the IPL and domestic level.

In the auction, the Riders shocked everyone when they spent ₹26 lakh on middle-order batter Mayank Rawat, making him their most expensive purchase. Rawat is an exciting player with a strong local background and a propensity to win matches, as his aggressive batting demonstrates.

Young Unlimited and Future Stars add to the Riders' bench

Another purchase of note was India pacer, Navdeep Saini, bought for ₹10 lakh, whose raw pace and history could be important on the pace-friendly tracks in Delhi. We also have a number of domestic performers, which include Akhil Chaudhary (₹12 lakh), Arpit Rana (₹13.50 lakh), and Sujal Singh (₹19 lakh), who will help form a good middle core for the team that flexibility in the batting and bowling.

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The Riders also committed to some younger talents. All-rounders Rounak Waghela (₹6.25 lakh), Hardik Sharma (₹5.50 lakh), and Rohan Rathi (₹4 lakh) will provide balance and depth to the squad, young players like Vansh Jetly, Yashwardhan Oberai, and Kavya Gupta all under ₹4 lakh provides youth and energy to the squad.

The franchise also filled their squad out with a number of newer players who were picked for under ₹4 lakh, Ashish Meena, Ajay Ahlawat, Kunal Sharma, and Mrinal Gulati, emphasizing the franchise's goal of building raw Delhi talent.

Full Squad – East Delhi Riders (DPL 2025)

Retained: Anuj Rawat (₹21 Lakh)

Auction Buys: Navdeep Saini (₹10 Lakh), Akhil Chaudhary (₹12 Lakh), Mayank Rawat (₹26 Lakh), Arpit Rana (₹13.50 Lakh), Salil Malhotra (₹5 Lakh), Rounak Waghela (₹6.25 Lakh), Vansh Jetly (₹3 Lakh), Yashwardhan Oberai (₹3 Lakh), Sujal Singh (₹19 Lakh), Hardik Sharma (₹5.50 Lakh), Kavya Gupta (₹3.60 Lakh), Rohan Rathi (₹4 Lakh), Ashish Meena (₹1 Lakh), Ajay Ahlawat (₹1.10 Lakh), Kunal Sharma (₹1 Lakh), Rohit Yadav (₹4.20 Lakh), Mrinal Gulati (₹1 Lakh), Yuvraaj Rathi (₹1 Lakh), Shivam Kumar Tripathi (₹1 Lakh), Vaibhav Baisla (₹1 Lakh)