DC IPL 2026 Retention: KL Rahul Retained, Faf du Plessis OUT
DC’s IPL 2026 Retention: Delhi Capitals barely missed the playoffs in 2025, so now they’re looking hard at their squad before the IPL 2026 auction. Last season kicked off with a bang four wins right out of the gate. Then things went south.
They only picked up three more wins in their last ten games. That left them in fifth place, just a single point behind Mumbai Indians, who grabbed the last playoff spot.
There’s been plenty of talk about KL Rahul, their main man at the top of the order, maybe leaving for Kolkata Knight Riders. But honestly, it looks like Delhi wants to stick with him and keep their core intact for next season.
| Retained Players | Released / Traded Out Players |
|---|---|
| Tristan Stubbs | Faf du Plessis |
| Sameer Rizvi | Jake Fraser-McGurk |
| Karun Nair | Donovan Ferreira (Traded) |
| KL Rahul | Sediqullah Atal |
| Abhishek Porel | Manvanth Kumar |
| Axar Patel | Mohit Sharma |
| Aashutosh Sharma | Darshan Nalkande |
| Vipraj Nigam | |
| Madhav Tiwari | |
| Ajay Mandal | |
| Tripurana Vijay | |
| Kuldeep Yadav | |
| Mitchell Starc | |
| Mukesh Kumar | |
| Dushmantha Chameera | |
| T Natarajan | |
| Nitish Rana (Traded) |
DELHI CAPITALS RETAINED AND RELEASED PLAYERS. pic.twitter.com/ua6ixowFBv
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 15, 2025
Delhi Capitals Full Squad ahead of IPL 2026 Auction
Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Abhishek Porel, Axar Patel, Aashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera and T Natarajan.