David Warner has made his return to Delhi
after eight years as Delhi Capitals won the bidding war for the cricketer for a
whopping Rs 6.25 crore on the first day of the ongoing IPL 2022 mega auction. Warner played
for Delhi in the IPL when the franchise was known as Delhi Daredevils. DC had their eyes
set on Warner right from the word go and continued to bid for him. They were
joined by Chennai Super Kings, who had a budget of nearly Rs 5 crore for the
Australia opener.

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After CSK backed out, Mumbai Indians made a
couple of bids for him but backed out soon. DC got the better of CSK and MI to
ensure the service of swashbuckling opener Warner.

At DC, Warner is likely to pair up with
Prithvi Shaw to open the innings. The Rishabh Pant-led side also went for
Shikhar Dhawan and later backed up.

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Last season, Warner spent most of the matches on the reserve bench which surprised many. So, this time it was expected
that the Australian batter would go to the auction to find a new team.

His stint with SRH ended on a disappointing
note as the former skipper was sacked and dropped from the playing XI after he
managed 193 runs in 6 matches in the first leg of the season. Warner did make
his return to the final XI during the 2nd leg but failed again.

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The team management moved on from him once
again. After being out of the playing XI, Warner wrote on social media that he
won’t be at the stadiums during the remainder of the season. While he did
travel to the stadiums, the opening batsman was cheering for the team from the
stands.

Warner ended his SRH stint as the
franchise’s highest run-scorer. The 35-year-old piled up 4014 runs for the Orange
Army at 49.55. Warner’s tally includes 2 centuries and 40 half-centuries.

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One of the most consistent openers in IPL’s
history, Warner won the Orange Cap thrice during his stint with SRH. Not to
forget, he also captained them to their maiden IPL title win in 2016.