Delhi:Delhi Capitals team has been in the news ever since the end of the 19th season of IPL. The team has started preparations to make changes in the coaching staff along with the exchange of players. Before the mini auction of IPL 2027, Delhi can take many big decisions to strengthen its team.

Delhi Capitals have traded Rishabh Pant from Lucknow Super Giants. In this deal, Kuldeep Yadav has gone to another team. Apart from this, Delhi has included Zeeshan Ansari from Sunrisers Hyderabad in its team, while T Natarajan has gone to the Hyderabad team. It is clear from these changes that the DC team is preparing afresh for the next season.

Current squad of Delhi Capitals before IPL 2027 auction:

Axar Patel (captain), Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, David Miller, Pathum Nissanka, Ben Duckett, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Lungi Ngidi, Kyle Jamieson, Mukesh Kumar, Aaqib Nabi Dar, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Zeeshan Ansari, Sahil Parakh and Rehan Ahmed.

Now the question is which players can Delhi release before the auction. Let us know about 3 such players, whom the team can show the way out before the next season.

3. Mukesh Kumar

Mukesh Kumar can bowl well during the powerplay in IPL, but his performance in the middle overs and last overs has not been that effective.

On many occasions, he has been seen struggling in taking wickets and stopping runs in both these phases.

Delhi Capitals already has less options for fast bowlers, but considering Mukesh's price, it will not be an easy decision to retain him in the team. If Delhi wants, it can buy them again in the auction at a lower price. Apart from this, the team also has the option of giving opportunities to young fast bowlers, who can contribute better in different phases of the innings.

2. Mitchell Starc

Australia's legendary fast bowler Mitchell Starc can also be included in the release list of Delhi Capitals.

Starc could not play the beginning of IPL 2026 due to injury. There is suspense over Starc's play in the next season also.

Actually, Australia has to play the Ashes series immediately after IPL 2027. In such a situation, it may be difficult for Starc to remain continuously available in the IPL. He is an important bowler of Australia's Test team and his role in the Ashes is going to be very important.

Delhi needs such foreign fast bowlers who can be available for the team throughout the season. Apart from Dushmantha Chameera and Kyle Jamieson, the team will have to find some more strong options in this department.

Therefore releasing Starc could be a right decision for Delhi.

1. Aaqib Nabi

Aaqib Nabi bowls well with the red ball in domestic cricket, but his performance in T20 cricket cannot be considered that reliable yet. He has the ability to bowl accurate yorkers and swing the new ball, but it can be a challenge for him to perform consistently in a big tournament like IPL.

If Delhi Capitals releases Aaqib Nabi, then a good amount of money can be saved in their purse for the auction. This will help the team to bid on other players. However, if Delhi wants, it can also try to include him again in its team at a lower price in the auction.