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2026 Delhi Capitals season

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Delhi Capitals
2026 season
Coach Hemang Badani
Captain Axar Patel
← 2025

The 2026 season was the 19th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Delhi Capitals. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2026 Indian Premier League.

Contents

Pre-season

Player retention

Retained players
No.PlayerSalary
1 Axar Patel ₹ 16.5 crore (US$2.0 million)
2 KL Rahul ₹ 14 crore (US$1.7 million)
3 Kuldeep Yadav ₹ 13.25 crore (US$1.6 million)
4 Mitchell Starc ₹ 11.75 crore (US$1.4 million)
5 T. Natarajan ₹ 10.75 crore (US$1.3 million)
6 Tristan Stubbs ₹ 10 crore (US$1.2 million)
7 Mukesh Kumar ₹ 8 crore (US$950,000)
8 Nitish Rana ₹ 4.2 crore (US$500,000)
9 Abhishek Porel ₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
10 Ashutosh Sharma ₹ 3.8 crore (US$450,000)
11 Sameer Rizvi ₹ 95 lakh (US$110,000)
12 Dushmantha Chameera ₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
13 Karun Nair ₹ 50 lakh (US$59,000)
14 Madhav Tiwari ₹ 40 lakh (US$47,000)
15 Ajay Mandal ₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
16 Tripurana Vijay ₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
17 Vipraj Nigam ₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Auction

The season's auction took place in December 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [1] The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹ 125 crore (US$15 million), with franchises deducting an amount from the purse for every retained player. [2] [3] Delhi had a purse remaining of ₹21.80 crore (US$2.6 million). [4] Delhi bought eight players in the auction, including six capped players and five overseas players.

Squad

Delhi Capitals squad for the 2026 Indian Premier League→
S/NNameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleSalaryNotes
1 KL Rahul Flag of India.svg  India 18 April 1992 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium ₹ 14 crore (US$1.7 million)
10 David Miller Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 June 1989 (aged 36)Left-handedRight-arm off break ₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)Overseas
7 Sameer Rizvi Flag of India.svg  India December 6, 2003 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm off-break ₹ 95 lakh (US$110,000)
20 Axar Patel Flag of India.svg  India January 20, 1994 (aged 32)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox ₹ 16.5 crore (US$2.0 million) Captain
23 Kuldeep Yadav Flag of India.svg  India December 14, 1994 (aged 31)Left-handedLeft-arm wrist spin ₹ 13.25 crore (US$1.6 million)
24 Abhishek Porel Flag of India.svg  India 17 October 2002 (aged 23)Left-handedN/a ₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
28 Vipraj Nigam Flag of India.svg  India July 28, 2004 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm legbreak ₹ 50 lakh (US$59,000)
30 Tristan Stubbs Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 14 August 2000 (aged 25)Right-handedN/a ₹ 10 crore (US$1.2 million)Overseas
49 Mukesh Kumar Flag of India.svg  India October 12, 1993 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium ₹ 8 crore (US$950,000)
50Tripurana VijayFlag of India.svg  India September 5, 2001 (aged 24)Right-handedRight arm off-break ₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
56 Mitchell Starc Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia January 30, 1990 (aged 36)Left-handedLeft-arm fast ₹ 11.75 crore (US$1.4 million)Overseas
N/a Dushmantha Chameera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka January 11, 1992 (aged 34)Right-handedLeft-arm fast ₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)Overseas
N/a Ajay Mandal Flag of India.svg  India February 25, 1996 (aged 30)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox ₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
N/a Karun Nair Flag of India.svg  India December 6, 1991 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm off break ₹ 50 lakh (US$59,000)
N/a T. Natarajan Flag of India.svg  India April 4, 1991 (aged 34)Left-handedLeft-arm medium ₹ 10.75 crore (US$1.3 million)
N/a Ashutosh Sharma Flag of India.svg  India September 15, 1998 (aged 27)Right-handedN/a ₹ 3.80 crore (US$450,000)
N/a Madhav Tiwari Flag of India.svg  India September 28, 2003 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm Fast medium ₹ 40 lakh (US$47,000)
36 Nitish Rana Flag of India.svg  India 27 December 1993 (aged 32)Left-handedRight-arm off break ₹ 4.2 crore (US$500,000)
N/a Ben Duckett Flag of England.svg  England October 17, 1994 (aged 31)Left-handedRight-arm off break ₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
N/a Kyle Jamieson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand December 30, 1994 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
22 Lungi Ngidi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa March 29, 1996 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Pathum Nissanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka March 29, 1998 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Prithvi Shaw Flag of India.svg  India November 9, 1999 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-handed off-break ₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Auqib Nabi Flag of India.svg  India November 4, 1996 (aged 29)Right-handedRight arm Medium ₹ 8.40 crore (US$990,000)
Sahil Ulhas Parakh Flag of India.svg  India June 7, 2007 (aged 18)Left-handedLegbreak ₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Support Staff

PositionName
Director of CricketVenugopal Rao
Head coach Hemang Badani
Bowling coach Munaf Patel
Team Mentor Kevin Pietersen

References

  1. ↑ "IPL auction set to take place on December 16 in Abu Dhabi". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 January 2026. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "IPL 2026 retention rules explained: How many players can a franchise retain or release before auction?". The Times of India . 12 November 2025. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 13 November 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "IPL 2026 auction: What each team needs and how much they can spend". The Economic Times . 13 December 2025. ISSN   0013-0389. Archived from the original on 21 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "IPL 2026 Auction, All You Need To Know: Start Time, Rules, Squads, Purses, Slots And More". Wisden. 31 October 2024. Archived from the original on 23 December 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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