Delhi Daredevils (DD):
- Gautam Gambhir is back into the squad with a complete understanding not just with Kolkata Knight Riders but with all the boards.
- Ponting is taken into Delhi Daredevils coaching squad and he brings in Glenn Maxwell with him.
- Daniel Christian – Played a crucial part to lead Notts to title in 2017 and to Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash seventh season.
- Sandeep Lamichhane – First player from Nepal to play in IPL.
Retained Players: Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Rishabh Pant.
Players bought at the Auction: Glenn Maxwell (INR 9.00 Crore), Kagiso Rabada (INR 4.20 Crore), Amit Mishra (INR 4.00 Crore), Shahbaz Nadeem (INR 3.20 Crore), Vijay Shankar (INR 3.20 Crore), Rahul Tewatia (INR 3.00 Crore), Mohammad Shami (INR 3.00 Crore), Gautam Gambhir (INR 2.80 Crore), Trent Boult (INR 2.20 Crore), Colin Munro (INR 1.90 Crore), Daniel Christian (INR 1.50 Crore), Jason Roy (INR 1.50 Crore), Naman Ojha (INR 1.40 Crore), Prithvi Shaw (INR 1.20 Crore), Gurkeerat Singh Mann (INR 75 Lakhs), Avesh Khan (INR 70 Lakhs), Abhishek Sharma (INR 55 Lakhs), Jayant Yadav (INR 50 Lakhs), Harshal Patel (INR 20 Lakhs), Manjot Kalra (INR 20 Lakhs), Sandeep Lamichhane (INR 20 Lakhs), Sayan Ghosh (INR 20 Lakhs)