On Saturday, November 15, all the 10 teams confirmed their retained and released players apart from some of the trade deals ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, which is expected to begin
in March of next year. The announcement is critical for the teams to start rebuilding their player roster for the next season and it will also serve as a precursor to the IPL 2026 auction reportedly slated to happen on December 16 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
In a major trade deal, Delhi Capitals (DC) parted ways with Donovan Ferreira in a trade deal for Nitish Rana from Rajathan Royals (RR). But in a surprising turn of events, the Delhi-based franchise let go off South African talent Faf du Plessis, Sediqullah Atal, Manvantha Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, among others.
List of retained and released players for Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2026 auction
Released Players: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk (Traded Out), Sediqullah Atal, Manvantha Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande
Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 squad:
Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Karun Nair
Wicket-keepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel
All-rounders: Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Ajay Mandal
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Strac, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera
