Delhi Capitals (DC) made a few strategic acquisitions at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Auqib Nabi was the biggest signing of the night for DC, with the J&K pacer coming in with a price tag of Rs. 8.40 crore.

DC was also busy in recruiting players for several overseas positions – openers Ben Duckett and Pathum Nissanka; pacers Lungi Ngidi and Kylie Jamieson; and middle-order batter David Miller.

DC IPL 2026 SQUAD COMPOSITION

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs

Batters: Ben Duckett, Pathum Nissanka, David Miller, Karun Nair, Prithvi Shaw, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Sahil Parakh

All-rounders: Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, Nitish Rana, Auqib Nabi Dar, Madhav Tiwari, Ajay Mandal

Fast bowlers: Mitchell Starc, T. Pavement, Kumargha Mamesing Chamera, Long.

Spinners: Kuldeep Yadav, Tripurana Vijay

DC PROBABLE PLAYING XI IPL 2026

Abhishek Porel, Ben Duckett, Nitish Rana, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Nabi, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav. Impact Player: Dushmantha Chameera/Lungi Ngidi

DC IPL 2026 SQUAD

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, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana, Auqib Nabi Dar, Pathum Nissanka, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson.

Published on Dec 17, 2025