The Delhi Capitals also retained their maximum squad and just came for signing some backup players and players they have acquired in the 2026 Indian Premier League 2026 to complete the DC squad 2026. They have also invested big money in young Indian uncapped players, and let’s see how it goes. Basically, the Indian Premier League 2026 will start from the 26th of March 2026 and will end on the 31st of May 2026.
Delhi is one of the two teams, along with Punjab, that have played all the past 18 editions of the Indian Premier League and never managed to win any edition. They have also reached the final just once in the entire 18 editions, and it was the 2020 edition. The last edition also did not go well for them as they finished in fifth position in the points table, and Mumbai overtook them for the last playoff spot. They would hope this might be the year for them.
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DC squad 2026: Full list of players, New buys, and IPL 2026 strategy
The largest amount they spent was on the uncapped Indian all-rounder, who is from Kashmir, and his name is Auqib Dar. This will be the happiest moment for the player as he deserves to play in the Indian Premier League. Delhi Capitals also got a steal deal for David Miller as they purchased him on his base price, which is ₹2 crore, and the same happened for the English wicketkeeper batter, Ben Duckett.
After being unsold for the previous edition and first round in the Indian Premier League 2026 auction, Prithvi Shaw was called again, and he was purchased by the Delhi Capitals for ₹75 lakh as they have decided to back the player. Delhi has also signed the talented Sri Lankan, Pathum Nissanka, for ₹4 crore. Apart from the batter, the Delhi Capitals have also grabbed two of the best T20I bowlers just for ₹2 crore. One is South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi, and the other is New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson.
The Delhi Capitals team also has players such as KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Sameer Rizvi, and Tristan Stubbs to play up the order, with Axar Patel being fitted wherever necessary as per the match situation. They also have spin king, Kuldeep Yadav, with Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, and T. Natarajan being their prime fast bowling options. The team looks very balanced and would hope this might be their year to win the first IPL trophy in the Delhi Capitals’ history.
Full IPL 2026 Squad of the Delhi Capitals
- Batters: Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Nitish Rana, David Miller, Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, and Prithvi Shaw
- All-rounders: Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, and Auqib Dar
- Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, and Ben Duckett
- Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, and Kyle Jamieson