DC Squad IPL 2025: From KL Rahul to Mitchell Starc; complete list of players bought & retained by Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals are set for a new chapter in IPL 2025, with a revamped coaching staff and a fresh captain at the helm. As they head into the mega auction, the franchise has plenty of rebuilding to do following a disappointing sixth-place finish in IPL 2024.

Ahead of the auction, DC retained four core players: Axar Patel (Rs 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10 crore), and Abhishek Porel (Rs 4 crore). This left them with Rs 73 crore, the third-highest purse among the 10 franchises, to build their squad for the upcoming season.

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In 17 IPL seasons, the Delhi-based franchise has reached the knockout stage six times and appeared in one final, in 2020. That year, under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, they made their maiden appearance in the final but were defeated by Rohit Sharma's formidable Mumbai Indians, losing by five wickets.

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Prior to the mega-auction, Delhi Capitals made a surprising change in their coaching staff by parting ways with legendary Australian captain Ricky Ponting, ending a successful seven-year association. Going forward, Hemang Badani will take over as the head coach, with Venugopal Rao stepping in as the Director of Cricket.

DC bought KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Harry Brook, Faf du Plessis, and Karun Nair as their batters. Bowlers included Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, T Natarajan, and Dushmantha Chameera. They also bought a list of uncapped Indian players at base price.

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Delhi Capitals full list of players bought in IPL 2025

1. KL Rahul (Rs 14 cr)
2. Mitchell Starc (Rs 11.75 cr)
3. Jake Fraser-McGurk (Rs 9 cr)
4. Harry Brook (Rs 6.25 cr)
5. T Natarajan (Rs 10.75 cr)
6. Karun Nair (Rs 50 lkh)
7. Sameer Rizvi ( Rs 95 lkh)
8. Ashutosh Sharma (Rs 3.8 cr)
9. Mohit Sharma (Rs 2.2 cr)
10. Karun Nair (Rs 50 lk)
11. Faf du Plessis (Rs 2 cr)
12. Donovan Ferriera (Rs 75 lk)
13. Darshan Nalkande (Rs 30 lk)
14. Ajay Mandal (Rs 30 lk)
15. Vipraj Nigam (Rs 50 lk)
16. Manvanth Kumar (Rs 30 lk)
17. Tripurna Vijay (Rs 30 lk)
18. Madhav Tiwari (Rs 40 lk)
19. Dushmantha Chameera (Rs 75 lk)

Delhi's performance in the previous season:

In the previous season, Delhi finished sixth in the league stage with seven wins from 14 matches, securing 14 points. Since the franchise rebranded from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Capitals, there has been a significant transformation, and the team has become much stronger, often coming close to winning the title.