Delhi Capitals would like their senior players to step up and perform well in most of the games in the upcoming IPL season, having fallen off the radar after a good start in the last edition. the whole squad is here Delhi Capitals After IPL 2026 player auction.
Delhi Capitals’ entire squad for IPL 2026 after the auction
Retentions made by Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals have retained senior players like Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav and Mitchell Starc, who will be entrusted with the responsibility of playing their roles with bat and ball and will look for good support from players like Tristan Stubbs and Abhishek Porel.
Key players of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026
KL Rahul
Experienced batsman KL Rahul will be an integral part of Delhi Capitals with the bat as well as a senior player who can guide Axar Patel if needed, as he has abundant experience as far as captaincy is concerned.
As was the case with most of DC’s batsmen last season, Rahul started the tournament well as a batsman, but could not carry it through in the second half, causing the team to lose the momentum it had gained in the first seven matches.
Akshar Patel
Like KL, Axar Patel will also be key to DC’s chances of making the top four, and the all-rounder will look to lead from the front as the captain of the team.
Akshar would like to contribute in all three departments and he is quite capable of doing so, considering that the left-hander has been doing it for the last few years.
Tristan Stubbs
Amidst DC’s disappointing performances over the past few years in the IPL, one batsman who has stood out is Tristan Stubbs, who has scored consistently and will look to do the same next season.
It will be interesting to see if Stubbs continues to play the role of finisher as he bats in the top four for South Africa, and if he is given that special spot in the IPL as well, he can make decisive contributions.
Mitchell Starc
Mitchell Starc, who is coming into the IPL after a proper rest following the five-match Ashes series, will have the onus on him to continue the form he has shown against England so far.
Starc will take the new ball and try to take wickets for Delhi Capitals in the first six overs.
Performance of Delhi Capitals in IPL
DC have seen a lot of ups and downs in 18 seasons of the IPL and are still in search of their first IPL title, having last qualified for the playoffs in 2021.
Delhi Capitals’ entire squad for IPL 2026 after the auction
| Purse Expenses: | ₹124.65 crore | purse left: | ₹0.35 crore | |
| Players purchased: | 25 / 25 | Foreign Purchase: | 8 / 8 | |
| player | Situation | Type | Base Value (Crore) | Sold Price (Crore) |
| Akshar Patel | Maintained | AR | , | 16.5 |
| KL Rahul | Maintained | bat | , | 14 |
| -Kuldeep Yadav | Maintained | bowl | , | 13.25 |
| Mitchell Starc | Maintained | bowl | , | 11.75 |
| T Natarajan | Maintained | bowl | , | 10.75 |
| Tristan Stubbs | Maintained | bat | , | 10 |
| Auqib Nabi | New | AR | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| Mukesh Kumar | Maintained | bowl | , | 8 |
| Nitish Rana | Maintained | AR | , | 4.2 |
| Abhishek Porel | Maintained | bat | , | 4 |
| Pathum Nissanka | New | bat | 0.75 | 4 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | Maintained | AR | , | 3.8 |
| kyle jamison | New | bowl | 2 | 2 |
| lungi ngidi | New | bowl | 2 | 2 |
| ben duckett | New | bat | 2 | 2 |
| david miller | New | bat | 2 | 2 |
| Sameer Rizvi | Maintained | AR | , | 0.95 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Maintained | bowl | , | 0.75 |
| Prithvi Shaw | New | bat | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| Karun Nair | Maintained | bat | , | 0.5 |
| Vipraraj Nigam | Maintained | AR | , | 0.5 |
| Madhav Tiwari | Maintained | AR | , | 0.4 |
| Sahil Parakh | New | bat | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Tripuraan Vijay | Maintained | AR | , | 0.3 |
| Ajay Mandal | Maintained | AR | , | 0.3 |
