Delhi Capitals were one of the teams that did well on Day 1 of the IPL 2022 Mega-Auctions. Apart from their strategies to hinder the progress of other franchises, Delhi Capitals also built a good core for their own squad. Kiran Kumar Grandhi was the man who helped DC achieve it at the auction table. After his terrific show for Delhi Capitals, Twitter heaps praise on Kiran Kumar Grandhi for his performance on Day 1.
Delhi Capitals had a fine outing on Day 1 of IPL 2022 Mega-Auctions
The CEO, MD & Director at GMR Infrastructure, Kiran Kumar Grandhi is a regular at the auctions for Delhi Capitals. In recent seasons, he has been a part of the overall effort by the management to construct a good squad for the franchise. For IPL 2022, as well, the group has delivered a similar result.
Along with retaining a solid core, DC made some smart signings at the auction. The hiring of David Warner tops this list. They got him for just INR 6.25 Cr and thereby have set up a solid opening combination with Prithvi Shaw. The franchise also made some other impressive signings in the form of KS Bharat, Kuldeep Yadav, Sarfraz Khan, Mitchell Marsh and Mustafizur Rahman. They spent big on Shardul Thakur but he was needed for the position.
Apart from doing well for themselves, the auction group raised the bids for other players. While a few of them might have not been intentional, this act of theirs helped them in the long run of Day 1 of the event.
Twitter heaps praise on Kiran Kumar Grandhi
Kiran has been doing a good job at the auctions for a while now. Even on Day 1 of the Mega-Auctions, he looked to be in good form. Of course, he would have got a lot of inputs from the team but he seemed calm and relaxed about the proceedings. This helped the franchise a great deal. We take a look at appreciation for him on Twitter:
If ipl is an art then this man is Picasso of it ๐ #IPL2022MegaAuction @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/kQpHcqiLxs
Advertisement— ๅฉIใใฉไธๅ (@Risingstar_iam) February 12, 2022
For me, the Winner of this Auction was the CEO of GMR & DC. That guy played it like a pro
AdvertisementRandomly used to bid for players and increase their value. Depleted the purse of other teams big time. And got whoever he wanted for relative steals
He played almost everyone in that room
— The Kaipullai (@thekaipullai) February 12, 2022
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Kiran Kumar Grandhi played his part really well. Price badhaao aur phir Shark Tank ke judges jaisa I'M OUT boldo ๐คฃ#IPLAuction #IPLMegaAuction2022 pic.twitter.com/YWiyZYI8jr
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Kiran Kumar Grandhi is Man Of The Match Of Today's Auction! ๐๐๐@DelhiCapitals @ParthJindal11#IPLMegaAuction2022 #IPL2022Auction #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/o1Wv2q0Lgp
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Kiran Kumar Grandhi from @DelhiCapitals reminds me of Tony Soprano. Master of negotiations and efficiently killing all the oppositions.#IPLAuction #IPLMegaAuction2022 pic.twitter.com/TqzW2cZn1T
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You are watching a master at work!
Kiran Kumar Grandhi ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ#DelhiCapitals#IPLMegaAuction2022 #IPLMegaAuction #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/iNHC2mdvwsAdvertisement— ๐ฐ Ramek Buji ๐ฐ (@Ramek_Buji_RB24) February 12, 2022
Man Of The Day….." KIRAN KUMAR GRANDHI".He is the main reason for the uplift of prices of most of the Players ….Also he got the needed players for silly price๐What a man he is…..The Bald head is full of intelligence๐
Advertisement— Anuvind Vinod (@anuvind_vinod) February 12, 2022
Man of the day -)Kiran Kumar Grandhi ,he came out of syllabus
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