The Jaipur franchise have traded Ajinkya Rahane, their long-time captain and leading run-getter, to Delhi Capital, in return for Mayank Markande and Rahul Tewatia
186 of the 332 players, shortlisted from among the 997 who registered, are Indian; 143 are foreign players, and three are from associate nations
Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and Sri Lanka veteran Angelo Mathews have opted for the Rs 2 crore base price
The IPL governing council has released a list of 971 cricketers - 713 Indians and 258 foreign - who will compete for the 73 available spots across the eight franchises
If the move does go ahead, it will be a major coup for DC who have tried their best to revamp the team ever since the JSW Group came onboard in 2019
McDonald has been a part of the IPL in the past having played for the Delhi Daredevils in the 2009 edition before being signed up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2012-2013
The seasoned New Zealand bowler Boult made his IPL debut in 2014 and played for DC in the 2018 and 2019 season. He has 38 IPL wickets from 33 games.
Rahane, who has been trying to get back into India's limited overs set up, established his T20 credentials as an opener after moving to Royals from Mumbai Indians in 2011
Sunrisers Hyderabad has released Deepak Hooda, Martin Guptill, Ricky Bhui, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan.
The other names doing the rounds are Evin Lewis, Barinder Sran, Jayant Yadav, Mitchell McClenaghan and Jason Behrendorff
Rahane returns to lead Royals for the game against Delhi Capitals on Saturday after Smith replaced him as captain in the middle of the season following the team's disappointing run
Royals signed off their home leg on a winning note as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven wickets on Saturday night
Stokes said there was no point in looking back and focus on the upcoming games because if they lose the next two, bouncing back could be beyond Royals' reach
The decision to go pink came after the huge response from the fans last season and the deep routed link between the colour and the state of Rajasthan.