Delhi Capitals finalised its list of retained and released before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction, which will be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16.
As per the deadline on November 15, all 10 franchises submitted their final squads to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Here’s a detailed look at who stays and who leaves.
Released players
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Donovan Ferreira (traded to Rajasthan Royals), Darshan Nalkande, Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Manvanth Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Sediqullah Atal.
Retained players
Nitish Rana (traded from Rajasthan Royals), Abishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam
Purse remaining: Rs. 21.80 crore | Slots left: 8 (5 overseas)
Published on Nov 15, 2025










