McCullum, 37, played for the two-time IPL champions in two separate stints and also represented Trinbago Knight Riders, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise that is owned by the same parent company Red Chillies Entertainment.
The 10 teams in the league will be bidding heavily for the Indian players in a list of 590 cricketer
India's leading off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin can use the IPL as a platform to revive his dwindling career in limited overs cricket, feels veteran batsman Subramaniam Badrinath.
Carlos Brathwaite's inclusion will lift the spirits of Delhi Daredevils.
