DC’s biggest move was buying KL Rahul for a whopping INR 14 crore, while Mitchell Starc was their second biggest buy for INR 11.75 crore.
As always, Delhi Capitals (DC) were among the most active teams during the IPL 2025 auction. They were clear with their plans and did an excellent job in acquiring a strong group of players.
Before the auction, they retained four players and built a solid core around them. While they bid on most of the players, DC was cautious with their selection and made sure they got everyone they wanted.
His biggest move was buying KL Rahul for a whopping INR 14 crore, while Mitchell Starc was his second biggest buy for INR 11.75 crore. DC also secured some players from last season such as Jake Fraser-McGurk, Harry Brook and Mukesh Kumar and would be pleased with their efforts at the auction.
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DC Player List and Squad for IPL 2025:
Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul, Harry Brook, Jake Fraser-McGurk, T Natarajan, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande , Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari
Based on the squad assembled above, let’s see how DC could arrange their strongest playing XI for the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
Strongest DC playing XI for IPL 2025:
Jake Fraser-McGurk KL Rahul (wk) Abishek Porel Harry Brook Tristan Stubbs Ashutosh Sharma Axar Patel Mitchell Starc Kuldeep Yadav Mukesh Kumar T Natarajan
Strongest points:
Delhi Capitals have solid pace in the top three and good spin players in the middle. DC has depth in the hitting department. DC has variety and quality in the spinning department. DC has quality bowlers for power plays and death plays.
Weakest points:
They only have one LHB in the top six and may need to promote Axar. However, that will alter Abishek’s batting position. They lack a quality performer for the intermediates.
Who will be DC Captain in IPL 2025?
The best option is to hand over the captaincy option to KL Rahul. He has led multiple franchises and has done well as a captain. Axar Patel is another option but he doesn’t have much experience as a leader.
Even when Rishabh Pant was absent, DC chose David Warner as their captain. Therefore, DC is likely to make Rahul their next captain, with Axar as his deputy.
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