The Delhi Capitals have assembled a mixed bag of experienced and talented youngsters to their squad in the IPL 2025 mega auction. They have spent their budget on 23 players, out of which 16 are Indian players and the rest come under the overseas category. The Capitals comprise four batters and wicketkeeper-batters each, nine all-rounders and six bowlers.
Let us look in-depth into the full squad of the Delhi Capitals for the IPL 2025 season.
Delhi Capitals Squad IPL 2025
According to Delhi Capital's official account on X, the Capitals retained four players going into the IPL 2025 mega auction. The retention included Axar Patel (INR 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (INR 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (INR 10 crore) and Abishek Porel (INR 4 crore).
| Sr No. | Player | Country | Role |
| 1. | Axar Patel (Retained) | India | All-rounder |
| 2. | Kuldeep Yadav (Retained) | India | Bowler |
| 3. | Tristan Stubbs (Retained) | South Africa | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 4. | Abishek Porel (Retained) | India | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 5. | Karun Nair | India | Batter |
| 6. | Harry Brook | England | Batter |
| 7. | Jake Fraser-McGurk (Right-to-match) | Australia | Batter |
| 8. | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | Batter |
| 9. | Donovan Ferreira | South Africa | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 10. | KL Rahul | India | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 11. | Sameer Rizvi | India | Batter |
| 12. | Ashutosh Sharma | India | All-rounder |
| 13. | Darshan Nalkande | India | All-rounder |
| 14. | Ajay Jadav Mandal | India | All-rounder |
| 15. | Vipraj Nigam | India | All-rounder |
| 16. | Manvanth Kumar L | India | All-rounder |
| 17. | Tripurana Vijay | India | All-rounder |
| 18. | Madhav Tiwari | India | All-rounder |
| 19. | Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | Bowler |
| 20. | Mitchell Starc | Australia | Bowler |
| 21. | Mohit Sharma | India | Bowler |
| 22. | T Natarajan | India | Bowler |
| 23. | Mukesh Kumar (Right-to-match) | India | Bowler |
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IPL 2025 DC Squad Indian Players List
The Delhi Capitals consist of 16 Indian players, out of which three were retained and 13 were purchased in the IPL 2025 mega auction. The Capitals have acquired 11 uncapped players to go with five capped players among Indian players for the IPL 2025 edition.
| Sr No. | Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| 1. | Karun Nair | Uncapped |
| 2. | Abishek Porel | Uncapped |
| 3. | KL Rahul | Capped |
| 4. | Sameer Rizvi | Uncapped |
| 5. | Axar Patel | Capped |
| 6. | Ashutosh Sharma | Uncapped |
| 7. | Darshan Nalkande | Uncapped |
| 8. | Ajay Jadav Mandal | Uncapped |
| 9. | Vipraj Nigam | Uncapped |
| 10. | Manvanth Kumar L | Uncapped |
| 11. | Tripurana Vijay | Uncapped |
| 12. | Madhav Tiwari | Uncapped |
| 13. | Kuldeep Yadav | Capped |
| 14. | Mohit Sharma | Uncapped |
| 15. | T Natarajan | Capped |
| 16. | Mukesh Kumar | Capped |
IPL 2025 DC Squad Overseas Players List
The Delhi Capitals have accommodated seven overseas players to their squad for the IPL 2025 season. Six overseas players were bought, with Mitchell Starc being the most expensive overseas buy of DC at INR 11.75 crore and Tristan Stubbs being the lone overseas retention before the mega auction.
| Sr No. | Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| 1. | Harry Brook | Capped |
| 2. | Jake Fraser McGurk | Capped |
| 3. | Faf du Plessis | Capped |
| 4. | Tristan Stubbs | Capped |
| 5. | Donovan Ferreira | Capped |
| 6. | Dushmantha Chameera | Capped |
| 7. | Mitchell Starc | Capped |
DC Team 2025: Delhi Capitals IPL 2025 Auction Buys
According to the IPL’s official website, the Delhi Capitals signed a total of 19 players in the IPL 2025 mega auction. They added 13 Indian players and seven overseas players to their overall squad for the IPL 2025 season. The Capitals availed their two right-to-match (RTM) options for Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mukesh Kumar. KL Rahul was the most expensive winning bid of the Capitals, when he was sold for INR 14 crore.
| Sr No. | Player | Base Price | Final Price |
| 1. | KL Rahul | INR 2 crore | INR 14 crore |
| 2. | Mitchell Starc | INR 2 crore | INR 11.75 crore |
| 3. | T Natarajan | INR 2 crore | INR 10.75 crore |
| 4. | Jake Fraser-McGurk (RTM) | INR 2 crore | INR 9 crore |
| 5. | Mukesh Kumar (RTM) | INR 2 crore | INR 8 crore |
| 6. | Harry Brook | INR 2 crore | INR 6.25 crore |
| 7. | Ashutosh Sharma | INR 30 lakh | INR 3.80 crore |
| 8. | Mohit Sharma | INR 50 lakh | INR 2.20 crore |
| 9. | Faf du Plessis | INR 2 crore | INR 2 crore |
| 10. | Sameer Rizvi | INR 30 lakh | INR 95 lakh |
| 11. | Donovan Ferreira | INR 75 lakh | INR 75 lakh |
| 12. | Dushmantha Chameera | INR 75 lakh | INR 75 lakh |
| 13. | Vipraj Nigam | INR 30 lakh | INR 50 lakh |
| 14. | Karun Nair | INR 30 lakh | INR 50 lakh |
| 15. | Madhav Tiwari | INR 30 lakh | INR 40 lakh |
| 16. | Tripurana Vijay | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 17. | Manvanth Kumar L | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 18. | Akay Jadav Mandal | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 19. | Darshan Nalkande | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
IPL 2025 Auction DC’s Purse Value
The Delhi Capitals spent INR 72.80 crore of their total purse of INR 120 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. They exhausted INR 47 crore for their retentions and have a purse balance of INR 20 lakh, as of November 2024.
| Auction Purse | INR 120 crore |
| Retention Spent | INR 47 crore |
| Auction Spent | INR 72.80 crore |
| Purse Remaining | INR 20 lakh |
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FAQs on DC Squad For IPL 2025
A. Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the Delhi Capitals retained three Indian players and an overseas player.
A. The Delhi Capitals purchased 19 players in the IPL 2025 mega auction, which comprised 13 Indians and 6 overseas players.
A. The Delhi Capitals have a squad size of 23 players for IPL 2025.
A. The Delhi Capitals signed KL Rahul for INR 14 crore who turned out to be their most expensive buy of IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. The Delhi Capitals availed their RTM cards for Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mukesh Kumar in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. The Delhi Capitals have a remaining purse of INR 20 lakhs in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
