Delhi Capitals could have a completely different lineup when they start their campaign in the upcoming season of IPL. Since the previous tournament was disappointing owing to costly bowling and underperformance,
the team would have to make difficult decisions prior to the auction. Although the team has a decent batting lineup led by KL Rahul, along with Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, certain players were not up to the mark during crucial times. The main problem of Delhi is that they had a porous bowling department that was struggling throughout the match, particularly during the first few overs.
For the upcoming IPL season, Delhi Capitals will be focusing mainly on bringing an aggressive overseas player in opening and death bowling. Several fast bowlers from overseas were not able to adjust themselves, whereas some local players could not sustain their game due to bad form or injury concerns.
1. Kyle Jamieson
Initially signed on as an economical overseas fast bowler at reduced costs, Jamieson could not prove himself as a performer through his game. Being a tall fast bowler from New Zealand, Jamieson conceded runs at a very high rate, particularly when he played against sides such as RCB and RR, where his economy rate surpassed the mark of 12 to 14 runs an over. Unable to cope with the conditions in India, he soon lost his position with Lungi Ngidi being fit again.
An in-swinging yorker 😲🔥 🎥 Kyle Jamieson gets Vaibhav Sooryavanshi early 👊 Wait for the celebration 👀 Updates ▶️ https://t.co/6OOjzHtZiD#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #RRvDC | @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/6vxJ5ahlb3
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2026
2. T. Natarajan
Natarajan was signed to solve Delhi’s death-bowling problems. However, recurring fitness concerns stopped him from building rhythm across the season. He missed continuity and struggled to deliver his trademark yorkers consistently after returning. DC needed a dependable Indian finisher with the ball, but injuries reduced his impact heavily. With the team searching for durable domestic pace options, the management may decide to move on and invest in younger, fully fit Indian bowlers during the auction.
3. Mukesh Kumar
However, Mukesh Kumar’s performance in the game was highly expensive and he managed to become one of the most expensive fast bowlers from India in the competition. In addition, the economy rate of the player was approximately 10.30, which made the team pay heavily in terms of runs for Delhi. It is important to note that the player failed to produce proper yorkers towards the end of the match, which became a major problem for the team.
4. Dushmantha Chameera
Chameera could not establish himself in the playing eleven of Delhi. Chameera got opportunities in limited numbers but was quite economical, with an economy rate over 11 runs per over. He lacked control in both phases; during the initial stage and the last phase. Thus, the team was looking for an alternate foreign player in pace bowling. They are expected to let Chameera go in order to find an alternative overseas paceman.
5. Karun Nair
The case of Karun Nair is one where it seems to be more of a question of team balance than any lack of form on the part of the batter. As players in the middle order of DC gained prominence due to their youth, like Sameer Rizvi and Ashutosh Sharma, and even after the addition of Nitish Rana to the team, Nair found himself struggling to make it into the playing eleven.
Look at Vipraj Nigam’s reaction when Karun Nair dropped both an easy catch and an easy match at the same time.🙏 pic.twitter.com/wh4Jr47gH4
— 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) April 25, 2026
