Delhi Capitals Sign Rehan Ahmed as Ben Duckett Replacement for IPL 2026

Delhi Capitals signed Rehan Ahmed as a replacement for Ben Duckett in Indian Premier League 2026. Before the season started, Duckett told the team he wanted to focus on Test (red-ball) cricket, so he decided not to play in the IPL.

Since then, the Delhi management has played the wait-and-watch game as they wanted to assess the team first before announcing any replacement. As things stand, they might have figured out that Axar Patel and Vipraj Nigam haven’t been quite effective with the ball and hence wanted someone with the same profile.

Rehan Ahmed Joins Delhi Capitals as Ben Duckett’s Replacement

Rehan fit well in this situation, so the deal was easy to complete. This is because the England player had already signed for Southern Brave in The Hundred, a team partly owned by the GMR Group. The same GMR Group also owns 50% of Delhi Capitals, which made things simpler for both sides.

“Delhi Capitals sign Rehan Ahmed as replacement for Ben Duckett. Delhi Capitals (DC) have picked Rehan Ahmed as a replacement for Ben Duckett for the remainder of TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. Rehan, a right-arm leg-spinner, has played 5 Tests, 9 ODIs and 13 T20Is for England and has scalped 49 international wickets. He will join DC for INR 75 Lakh,” IPL’s statement read.

Overall, Rehan Ahmed has played 97 T20 matches and taken 85 wickets, with an economy rate of 8.13. He can also bat well and is flexible, he can open the innings or bat at number three if needed.

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by Dwijesh April 23, 2026