IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals full squad, player list, roles and price

Abhinav Tyagi

Delhi Capitals squad - (Source: AFP)Delhi Capitals squad - (Source: AFP)

The much-awaited IPL 2026 mini-auction is here. 369 players are all set to go under the hammer in the mega-event at the Etihad arena in UAE. The focus will be on Delhi Capitals, who will eye to bring in top stars to fill in the void and complete their squad for the upcoming edition. 

The Capitals are still eyeing their maiden IPL title and had a great start last season, before faltering towards the business end of the tournament. Ahead of the auction, the Axar Patel-led side freed up eight players from the team. 

For the mini-auction, the Capitals have a purse of 21.8 crores. Meanwhile, this article will shed light on Delhi Capitals' full squad, player list, roles and price.

IPL 2026: DC retained players list

Player
Role
Retention Price
Axar PatelAll-rounder16.25 crores
KL RahulKeeper-Batter14 crores
Kuldeep YadavBowler13.25 crores
Mitchell Starc
Bowler11.75 crores
T. NatarajanBowler10.75 crores
Tristan StubbsBatter10 crores
Mukesh KumarBowler8 crores
Abhishek PorelBatter4 crores
Ashutosh SharmaBatter3.80 crores
Sameer RizviBatter95 lakhs
Dushmantha Chameera Bowler75 lakhs
Vipraj NigamAll-rounder50 Lakhs
Karun NairBatter50 Lakhs
Madhav TiwariAll-rounder40 Lakhs
Tripurana VijayAll-rounder30 Lakhs
Ajay MandalAll-rounder30 Lakhs
Nitish Rana (Traded)Batter4.2 crores

After mentioning all the retained players by DC, we look at the costliest pick for DC in the mini auction, players they bought during the mini auction and the final list of the DC squad after the end of the day.

IPL 2026: DC's costliest player in the mini auction

For Delhi, they had the bests of the steal deals during IPL 2026 mini-auction and bought David Miller and Ben Duckett for 2 crores, but their most expensive buy at the auction was Auqib Nabi, who went for 8.40 crores, making him the eight-most highest-paid capped player in IPL history.

Players Bought By DC In mini Auction With Role And Cost

Player
Role
Price
David MillerBatter2 crore
Ben DuckettBatter2 crore
Auqib NabiBowler8.40 crores

Full Squad Of DC For IPL 2026

Wicket-keeper
Batters
All-Rounders
Bowlers
KL RahulAbishek PorelAxar PatelKuldeep Yadav
Ben Duckett✈️Ashutosh SharmaVipraj NigamMitchell Starc✈️
Sameer RizviMadhav TiwariMukesh Kumar
Tristan Stubbs✈️Tripurana VijayDushmantha Chameera✈️
Karun NairAjay MandalT Natarajan
Nitish RanaAuqib Nabi
David Miller✈️

Conclusion

Overall, Delhi Capitals were focused and went after players to fill their voids. DC brought in Ben Duckett to fix their ailing opening order as Faf Du Plessis announced his move to PSL from IPL. Further, Delhi lacked a solid power-hitter down the middle-order, which is why DC got Miller at a bargain price of 2 crores. 

Even in the bowing department, Delhi Capitals have brought in Auqib Nabi at 8.40 crores to strengthen their pace attack after the departure of Mohit Sharma.