Delhi Capitals have finalized their list of retained and released players ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction, slated to take place in Abu Dhabi on December 16. The deadline for submitting final squads to the Board of Control for Cricket in India was November 15, and all 10 franchises have complied.
In terms of released players, Delhi Capitals have let go of Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Donovan Ferreria, Sediqullah Atal, Manvanth Kumar, Mohit Sharma, and Darshan Nalkande. On the other hand, the team has decided to retain players such as 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, and Dushmantha Chameera.
As the team heads into the auction, they have a remaining purse to work with. The published date of this information is November 15, 2025.
Overall, Delhi Capitals have made strategic decisions in terms of player retention and release, setting the stage for an exciting IPL 2026 auction. Fans will be eager to see how the team further shapes its squad before the upcoming season kicks off.
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