{"id":22495,"date":"2025-12-16T15:28:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=671893"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:58:56","slug":"ipl-2026-auctions-ben-duckett-sold-to-delhi-capitals-for-rs-2-crore-set-for-ipl-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-auctions-ben-duckett-sold-to-delhi-capitals-for-rs-2-crore-set-for-ipl-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 Auctions: Ben Duckett sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore, set for IPL debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England batter <strong>Ben Duckett<\/strong> will finally make his <strong>IPL debut<\/strong> after being bought by <strong>Delhi Capitals (DC)<\/strong> for <strong>Rs 2 crore<\/strong> at the ongoing <strong>IPL 2026 mini-auction<\/strong> in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>Duckett, who had never featured in the IPL before, entered the auction with a <strong>base price of Rs 2 crore<\/strong> and attracted interest from DC, the franchise that had previously attempted to rope him in as a replacement player.<\/p>\n<h3>First IPL contract after earlier rejection<\/h3>\n<p>Ahead of the <strong>IPL 2025 season<\/strong>, Delhi Capitals had approached Duckett as a <strong>replacement for Harry Brook<\/strong>, but the England batter declined the offer at the time to focus on his <strong>international commitments and workload management<\/strong>. His decision meant he continued to remain without an IPL appearance until this auction.<\/p>\n<p>At the <strong>IPL 2026 mini-auction<\/strong>, DC successfully secured his services, marking Duckett\u2019s first-ever IPL contract.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong T20 credentials outside IPL<\/h3>\n<p>While Duckett has no prior IPL experience, he brings extensive exposure from other T20 leagues and international cricket. Across <strong>216 T20 matches<\/strong>, he has scored <strong>5,397 runs<\/strong> at an average of <strong>30.49<\/strong> and a strike rate of <strong>140.18<\/strong>, with a highest score of <strong>96<\/strong>. He has featured in leagues such as the <strong>Big Bash League<\/strong> and the <strong>Pakistan Super League<\/strong>, where his aggressive top-order batting has stood out.<\/p>\n<h3>What Duckett brings to Delhi Capitals<\/h3>\n<p>A left-handed batter known for his versatility, Duckett can operate at the <strong>top of the order or in the middle<\/strong>, offering flexibility to DC\u2019s batting lineup. His signing for <strong>Rs 2 crore<\/strong> adds international experience and depth as Delhi Capitals look to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>With this move, <strong>Ben Duckett is set to play in the IPL for the first time<\/strong>, opening a new chapter in his T20 career under the Delhi Capitals banner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England batter Ben Duckett will finally make his IPL debut after being bought by Delhi Capitals (DC) for Rs 2\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":42687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}