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by Shekhar
When the IPL 2026 auction started on Tuesday, DC had 21.80 crore to spend. Their first buy was David Miller for 2 crore, and then they bought England’s keeper Ben Duckett, also for 2 crore. The team made their third purchase, Auqib Nabi for 8.4 Cr, and made him the third-most expensive uncapped player ever.
DC retention list for IPL 2026
| Player | Country | Role | Price (INR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axar Patel | India | All-rounder | 16.5 crore |
| KL Rahul | India | Wicketkeeper-batter | 14 crore |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | Bowler | 13.25 crore |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | Bowler | 11.75 crore |
| T. Natarajan | India | Bowler | 10.75 crore |
| Tristan Stubbs | South Africa | Wicketkeeper-batter | 10 crore |
| Mukesh Kumar | India | Bowler | 8 crore |
| Nitish Rana (traded in) | India | Batter | 4.2 crore |
| Abishek Porel | India | Wicketkeeper-batter | 4 crore |
| Ashutosh Sharma | India | All-rounder | 3.8 crore |
| Sameer Rizvi | India | Batter | 95 lakh |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | Bowler | 75 lakh |
| Karun Nair | India | Batter | 50 lakh |
| Vipraj Nigam | India | Bowler | 50 lakh |
| Madhav Tiwari | India | All-rounder | 40 lakh |
| Ajay Mandal | India | All-rounder | 30 lakh |
| Tripurana Vijay | India | Bowler | 30 lakh |
| Vihaan Malhotra | India | All-rounder | 30 lakh |
DC full squad for IPL 2026
| Player | Country | Role | Price (INR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axar Patel | India | All-rounder | 16.50 crore |
| KL Rahul | India | Wicketkeeper-batter | 14.00 crore |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | Bowler | 13.25 crore |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | Bowler | 11.75 crore |
| T. Natarajan | India | Bowler | 10.75 crore |
| Tristan Stubbs | South Africa | Wicketkeeper-batter | 10.00 crore |
| Auqib Nabi | India | Bowler | 8.40 crore |
| Mukesh Kumar | India | Bowler | 8.00 crore |
| Nitish Rana (traded in) | India | Batter | 4.20 crore |
| Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | Batter | 4.00 crore |
| Abishek Porel | India | Wicketkeeper-batter | 4.00 crore |
| Ashutosh Sharma | India | All-rounder | 3.80 crore |
| Ben Duckett | England | Batter | 2.00 crore |
| David Miller | South Africa | Batter | 2.00 crore |
| Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | Bowler | 2.00 crore |
| Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand | Bowler | 2.00 crore |
| Sameer Rizvi | India | Batter | 95 lakh |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | Bowler | 75 lakh |
| Prithvi Shaw | India | Batter | 75 lakh |
| Karun Nair | India | Batter | 50 lakh |
| Vipraj Nigam | India | Bowler | 50 lakh |
| Madhav Tiwari | India | All-rounder | 40 lakh |
| Ajay Mandal | India | All-rounder | 30 lakh |
| Tripurana Vijay | India | Bowler | 30 lakh |
| Sahil Parakh | India | Batter | 30 lakh |
IPL 2026 auction: Players picked by Delhi Capitals
| Player | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| David Miller | 2 Cr |
| Ben Duckett | 2 Cr |
| Auqib Nabi | 8.4 Cr |
| Pathum Nissanka | 4 Cr |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2 Cr |
| Sahil Parikh | 30 L |
| Prithvi Shaw | 75 L |
| Kyle Jamieson | 2 Cr |
DC Squad Purse Remaining for IPL 2026
| Squad Strength | Purse Remaining |
|---|---|
| 25/25 (Indian — 17, Overseas — 8) | INR 5 lakh |
