Australia batsman Steve Smith, who was released by Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2021 auction, has been bought for ₹2.2 crore by Delhi Capitals. Smith had a base price of ₹2 crore. Smith has played 95 IPL matches and has scored 2,333 runs. Meanwhile, Aaron Finch, Alex Hales, Hanuma Vihari and Jason Roy went unsold in the first round.