DC Team 2026 Players List: After finishing the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season just outside the playoffs spot despite starting well before losing their way eventually, Delhi Capitals will look to reassess their situation as they come into the IPL auction with a Rs 21.80 crore purse and with 8 slots, including 5 overseas positions remaining.
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They have released their vice-captain Faf du Plessis who will take no part in this season’s edition, opting instead to play the Pakistan Super League as well as big hitter Jake Fraser-McGurk who failed to fire last season. They will be in the lookout for an Indian opener to partner KL Rahul and also an overseas all-rounder who is a capable finisher.
With Mitchell Starc and T Natarajan in their ranks, the only hole they need to plug in their seam attack is to buy an Indian pacer. They also might go for Jonny Bairstow but will face stiff competition from the Kolkata Knight Riders who will also be on the lookout for a wicketkeeper-batter. If DC doesn’t get him, they might go Tim Seifert or Jamie Smith. The only department that they look totally assured is the spin bowling department with Kuldeep Yadav and captain Axar Patel leading the way.
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Here are the players Delhi Capitals have snapped up in the auction: To be updated shortly
List of players retained by Delhi Capitals before IPL 2026 Auction: Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana (trade), Abhishek Porel, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, T Natarajan
Delhi Capitals Full IPL 2026 squad: Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana (trade), Abhishek Porel, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, T Natarajan