Delhi Capitals made a series of calculated moves at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi, focusing on strengthening both their Indian core and overseas depth. While the franchise did not engage in headline-grabbing bidding wars, it quietly assembled a balanced squad aimed at covering key gaps from previous seasons.
The standout acquisition for DC was Jammu & Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi Dar, who emerged as the biggest buy of the night for the franchise at Rs 8.40 crore. The Capitals also invested heavily in overseas reinforcements, bringing in aggressive openers Ben Duckett and Pathum Nissanka, experienced middle-order batter David Miller, and pace options Lungi Ngidi and Kyle Jamieson to add variety and firepower.
DC IPL 2026 squad composition
Wicketkeepers:
KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs
Batters:
Ben Duckett, Pathum Nissanka, David Miller, Karun Nair, Prithvi Shaw, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Sahil Parakh
All-rounders:
Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, Nitish Rana, Auqib Nabi Dar, Madhav Tiwari, Ajay Mandal
Fast bowlers:
Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Lungi Ngidi, Kyle Jamieson
Spinners:
Kuldeep Yadav, Tripurana Vijay
DC probable playing XI – IPL 2026
Abishek Porel, Ben Duckett, Nitish Rana, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav
Impact Player: Dushmantha Chameera / Lungi Ngidi
DC full squad for IPL 2026
Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Ajay Mandal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana, Auqib Nabi Dar, Pathum Nissanka, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson.
With a strong leadership group, a flexible batting order, and an experienced bowling attack led by Starc and Kuldeep, Delhi Capitals appear well-equipped to mount a serious challenge in IPL 2026.
