Captain Axar, KL Rahul & Tristan Stubbs headline Delhi Capitals’ retentions for IPL 2026 – Bns Sections.

Captain Axar, KL Rahul & Tristan Stubbs headline Delhi Capitals’ retentions for IPL 2026

New Delhi, 15 November 2025: The JSW and GMR co-owned Delhi Capitals in the present day introduced their listing of retained and launched gamers forward of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 public sale, set to happen later this 12 months. The Delhi-based franchise has retained a complete of 17 gamers.

Following complete evaluations and discussions, Delhi Capitals have determined to launch Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Sediqullah Atal, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Manvanth Kumar and Darshan Nalkande forward of the upcoming season.

The gamers retained by the franchise from their final season’s fifth-place end embrace Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc and Tristan Stubbs amongst others. Delhi Capitals have additionally roped in Nitish Rana in a commerce for Donovan Ferreira, who strikes to Rajasthan Royals forward of the public sale.

Speaking on the event, Mr. Kiran Kumar Grandhi, Chairman and Co-Owner, Delhi Capitals, stated, “We had a promising campaign last season, the team showed great quality and spirit, even though we narrowly missed out on the playoffs. The auction gives us an opportunity to strengthen the areas where we fell short and build a more balanced squad around the players we have retained. Our coaching team and scouting network have worked extensively to identify the right talent to add to the group. My best wishes to all the players as we gear up for an exciting auction.”

Mr Parth Jindal, Co-owner, Delhi Capitals and Founder, JSW Sports added, “We are happy with the gamers we’ve retained – we noticed how nicely they carried out collectively particularly within the first half of final season. Our coaches and scouts have been working tirelessly to establish these gamers who can complement our core group. We’re wanting ahead to the public sale and constructing a robust group for the season forward.”

Hemang Badani, Head Coach, Delhi Capitals expressed, “Last season had its highs and lows, we played some really good cricket but fell just short of a playoff spot. We know the areas that need strengthening, and the auction will allow us to make those fine adjustments around the group we have retained. The goal is to build consistency and ensure we’re competing at our best throughout the season.”

List of Retained Players:

Axar Patel
KL Rahul
Karun Nair
Abishek Porel
Tristan Stubbs
Sameer Rizvi
Ashutosh Sharma
Vipraj Nigam
Ajay Mandal
Tripura Vijay
Madhav Tiwari
Mitchell Starc
T Natarajan
Mukesh Kumar
Dushmantha Chameera
Kuldeep Yadav
Nitish Rana (traded in)

Released Players

Mohit Sharma
Faf du Plessis
Sediqullah Atal
Jake Fraser-McGurk
Manvanth Kumar
Darshan Nalkande
Donovan Ferreira (traded out)

About DELHI CAPITALS

The Delhi Capitals group participates in each, the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Co-owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Group, Delhi Capitals was established in 2008 as Delhi Daredevils earlier than embracing a brand new avatar in 2019. In 2020, the group reached its first ever remaining. In 2023, Delhi Capitals grew to become one of many 5 founding groups to take part within the Women’s Premier League. The group has reached the ultimate in all three editions of the match to this point, ending as runners-up every time.

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