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#2 Gautam Gambhir (Delhi Daredevils)
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As expected, most of the teams had retained their marquee players before the auction took place. However, the exclusion of Gautam Gambhir from Kolkata was the biggest surprise of all.
It was under the leadership of Gambhir that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won two IPL titles in 2012 and 2014. His former team Delhi Daredevils (DD) then bought him for Rs 2.4 crore. An official announcement confirmed that Gambhir will be leading DD in this year's IPL.
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