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.
Pre-season
Player retention
Retained players
| No.
|
Player
|
Salary
|
| 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
- Players with international caps as of start of 2026 IPL are listed in bold.
- Ages are as of 26 March 2026 (2026-03-26).
- Withdrawn players are indicated by a dagger symbol (†) and placed at the bottom of the table.
Delhi Capitals squad for the 2026 Indian Premier League→
| S/N |
Name |
Nationality |
Birth date |
Batting style |
Bowling style |
Salary |
Notes
|
| 1 |
KL Rahul |
India |
(1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 33) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) |
|
| 10 |
David Miller |
South Africa |
(1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 36) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm off break |
₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
Overseas
|
| 7 |
Sameer Rizvi |
India |
(2003-12-06)December 6, 2003 (aged 22) |
Right-handed |
Right arm off-break |
₹95 lakh (US$110,000) |
|
| 20 |
Axar Patel |
India |
(1994-01-20)January 20, 1994 (aged 32) |
Left-handed |
Left-arm orthodox |
₹16.5 crore (US$2.0 million) |
Captain
|
| 23 |
Kuldeep Yadav |
India |
(1994-12-14)December 14, 1994 (aged 31) |
Left-handed |
Left-arm wrist spin |
₹13.25 crore (US$1.6 million) |
|
| 24 |
Abhishek Porel |
India |
(2002-10-17)17 October 2002 (aged 23) |
Left-handed |
—N/a |
₹4 crore (US$470,000) |
|
| 28 |
Vipraj Nigam |
India |
(2004-07-28)July 28, 2004 (aged 21) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm legbreak |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
|
| 30 |
Tristan Stubbs |
South Africa |
(2000-08-14)14 August 2000 (aged 25) |
Right-handed |
—N/a |
₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) |
Overseas
|
| 49 |
Mukesh Kumar |
India |
(1993-10-12)October 12, 1993 (aged 32) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
₹8 crore (US$950,000) |
|
| 50 |
Tripurana Vijay |
India |
(2001-09-05)September 5, 2001 (aged 24) |
Right-handed |
Right arm off-break |
₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
|
| 56 |
Mitchell Starc |
Australia |
(1990-01-30)January 30, 1990 (aged 36) |
Left-handed |
Left-arm fast |
₹11.75 crore (US$1.4 million) |
Overseas
|
| —N/a |
Dushmantha Chameera |
Sri Lanka |
(1992-01-11)January 11, 1992 (aged 34) |
Right-handed |
Left-arm fast |
₹75 lakh (US$89,000) |
Overseas
|
| —N/a |
Ajay Mandal |
India |
(1996-02-25)February 25, 1996 (aged 30) |
Left-handed |
Slow left-arm orthodox |
₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
|
| —N/a |
Karun Nair |
India |
(1991-12-06)December 6, 1991 (aged 34) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
|
| —N/a |
T. Natarajan |
India |
(1991-04-04)April 4, 1991 (aged 34) |
Left-handed |
Left-arm medium |
₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) |
|
| —N/a |
Ashutosh Sharma |
India |
(1998-09-15)September 15, 1998 (aged 27) |
Right-handed |
—N/a |
₹3.80 crore (US$450,000) |
|
| —N/a |
Madhav Tiwari |
India |
(2003-09-28)September 28, 2003 (aged 22) |
Right-handed |
Right arm Fast medium |
₹40 lakh (US$47,000) |
|
| 36 |
Nitish Rana |
India |
(1993-12-27)27 December 1993 (aged 32) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm off break |
₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) |
|
| —N/a |
Ben Duckett |
England |
(1994-10-17)October 17, 1994 (aged 31) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm off break |
₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
|
| —N/a |
Kyle Jamieson |
New Zealand |
(1994-12-30)December 30, 1994 (aged 31) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm fast-medium |
₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
|
| 22 |
Lungi Ngidi |
South Africa |
(1996-03-29)March 29, 1996 (aged 29) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm fast-medium |
₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
|
|
Pathum Nissanka |
Sri Lanka |
(1998-03-29)March 29, 1998 (aged 27) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm fast-medium |
₹4 crore (US$470,000) |
|
|
Prithvi Shaw |
India |
(1999-11-09)November 9, 1999 (aged 26) |
Right-handed |
Right-handed off-break |
₹75 lakh (US$89,000) |
|
|
Auqib Nabi |
India |
(1996-11-04)November 4, 1996 (aged 29) |
Right-handed |
Right arm Medium |
₹8.40 crore (US$990,000) |
|
|
Sahil Ulhas Parakh |
India |
(2007-06-07)June 7, 2007 (aged 18) |
Left-handed |
Legbreak |
₹30 lakh (US$35,000) |
|
Support staff
References