The Delhi Capitals (DC) have finalized their squad for the IPL 2025 season following an eventful mega auction held in Jeddah.
With a blend of retained core players and strategic new signings, DC aims to mount a serious challenge for their first IPL title.
The auction saw the Delhi Capitals retaining only four key players, which included, Axar Patel (₹16.5 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (₹13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (₹10 crore), and Abhishek Porel (₹4 crore).
This left them with a purse of ₹73 crore, one of the highest among the franchises, allowing them to make significant acquisitions during the auction.
DC Key Signings in IPL 2025 Auction
The Capitals made headlines by securing several high-profile players:
- KL Rahul (Batter) – ₹14 crore
- Mitchell Starc (Bowler) – ₹11.75 crore
- T. Natarajan (Bowler) – ₹10.75 crore
- Jake Fraser-McGurk (Batter) – ₹9 crore
- Harry Brook (Batter) – ₹6.25 crore
- Ashutosh Sharma (Allrounder) – ₹3.8 crore
- Sameer Rizvi (Allrounder) – ₹95 lakh
- Karun Nair (Batter) – ₹50 lakh
DC Retained Players for IPL 2025
- Axar Patel
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Tristan Stubbs
- Abhishek Porel
DC Full Squad IPL 2025
| Player | Role | Final Price |
| Madhav Tiwari | Allrounder • India | 40.0 L |
| Tripurana Vijay | Allrounder • India | 30.0 L |
| Manvanth Kumar L | Allrounder • India | 30.0 L |
| Ajay Jadav Mandal | Allrounder • India | 30.0 L |
| Donovan Ferreira | WK-Batter • South Africa | 75.0 L |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Bowler • Sri Lanka | 75.0 L |
| Vipraj Nigam | Allrounder • India | 50.0 L |
| Darshan Nalkande | Allrounder • India | 30.0 L |
| Mukesh Kumar | Bowler • India | 8.00 Cr |
| Faf du Plessis | Batter • South Africa | 2.00 Cr |
| Mohit Sharma | Bowler • India | 2.20 Cr |
| Ashutosh Sharma | Allrounder • India | 3.80 Cr |
| Sameer Rizvi | Allrounder • India | 95.0 L |
| Karun Nair | Batter • India | 50.0 L |
| T Natarajan | Bowler • India | 10.75 Cr |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | Batter • Australia | 9.00 Cr |
| Harry Brook | Batter • England | 6.25 Cr |
| KL Rahul | WK-Batter • India | 14.00 Cr |
| Mitchell Starc | Bowler • Australia | 11.75 Cr |
| Abishek Porel | WK-Batter • India | 4.00 Cr |
| Tristan Stubbs | WK-Batter • South Africa | 10.00 Cr |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler • India | 13.25 Cr |
| Axar Patel | Allrounder • India | 16.50 Cr |
