With just five days remaining for IPL auction 2026, it is almost certain that teams must have figured out their strategies. DC under Axar Patel were good in the last season, but just could not finish well towards the latter half of the tournament. Coming into the auction, they should have their goals set — to get match-winners in every department — batting, bowling and even fielding. So, InsideSport takes a look at their potential plan for IPL auction 2026.
DC retention list for IPL 2026
PlayerIPL 2026 Retained PriceTristan Stubbs10 croreSameer Rizvi95 lakhKarun Nair50 lakhKL Rahul14.00 croreAbhishek Porel4 croreAxar Patel16.50 croreAshutosh Sharma3.80 croreVipraj Nigam50 lakhMadhav Tiwari40 lakhTripurana Vijay30 lakhAjay Mandal30 lakhKuldeep Yadav13.25 croreMitchell Starc11.75 croreT Natarajan 10.75 croreMukesh Kumar8 croreDushmanta Chameera75 lakhNitish Rana4.2 crore (T)Delhi Capitals release list
Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Manvanth Kumar, Sediqullah Atal, Donovan Ferreira (Traded out)
Purse & slots for IPL auction 2026
DC have an overall purse of INR 21.80 Cr left, and can buy a maximum of eight players. Five of them can be overseas, so they can go in for a wide range of players.
DC strategy
With eight slots to go and a little over 20 Cr in the bank, DC could find themselves in a tough spot, where they feel, they could go for some big names, but others might just race ahead. So, they need to be clear about the players they seek, and the roles they fit in. Again, with the budget they have, they cannot afford to overspend on 1-2 players.
SpecialisationPlayerExperienced overseas batterDavid Miller/ Rachin Ravindra/ Steve SmithOverseas openerDevon Conway/ Matthew Short/ Kusal MendisExperienced Indian pacerUmesh Yadav/ Navdeep SainiAll-roundersDeepak Hooda/ Mahipal Lomror/ Vijay Shankar/ Michael BracewellDC strategy for IPL auction 2026: Need some big stars, but can hardly afford them Inside Sport India.
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