DC Retention List 2026: Full list of players retained and released by Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL Auction 2026

DC Retention List 2026: Full list of players retained and released by Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL Auction 2026 (AFP Photo)

DC Retention List 2026: The Delhi Capitals announced the list of players who have been retained and released ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction, which is scheduled for next month. The franchise kept 17 players in all.

Capitals made the decision to release Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Sediqullah Atal, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Manvanth Kumar, and Darshan Nalkande after thorough assessments and discussions.

Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, and Tristan Stubbs are among the players the team have shown faith in after finishing fifth in the previous season.

The team, on the other hand, traded Donovan Ferreira to Rajasthan Royals and roped in Nitish Rana from the Jaipur-based franchise.

In 14 games last season, the team won seven, lost six, while one failed to produce any result. Their win percentage of slightly over 50 percentage is indicative of a season in which they had some promising moments but lacked the consistent domination required to finish in the top four.

If we look at Delhi's history in the IPL, the team experienced early success. They finished in top four in the 2008 and 2009 editions. They again enjoyed supreme run between 2019 and 2021, making it to the playoffs twice and finishing runners-up in 2020 — the closest they have reached to an IPL title.

Players retained: Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav

Players released: Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Sediqullah Atal, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Manvanth Kumar, Darshan Nalkande

Players traded: Nitish Rana (in), Donovan Ferreira (out)

Remaining purse value: Rs 21.80 crore