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Rating Delhi Capitals IPL auction 2025 squad: 9.5/10 for ‘best squad’ on paper with strongest Playing XI

Rating Delhi Capitals IPL auction 2025 squad: 9.5/10 for ‘best squad’ on paper with strongest Playing XI

Delhi Capitals have made the best purchases and built one of the strongest squads in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction.

Is this the best chance for Delhi Capitals (DC) to win the IPL title? Their squad has the potential for a stellar season, having secured some of the best players in the IPL 2025 auction. With KL Rahul, their biggest buy at just Rs. 14 crore, DC have also bought Mitchell Starc, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Harry Brook, and a few more key players. The squad is well-balanced, with top-order players like KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, and Abishek Porel. The middle order will feature Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, and Ashutosh Sharma. For pace, they have Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, and T Natarajan, along with quality spinners like Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.

DC Auction Picks

S. NoPlayer NamePriceRTM
1Mitchell StarcRs 11.75 crNO
2KL RahulRs 14 crNO
3Harry BrookRs 6.25 crNO
4Jake Fraser-McGurkRs 9 crYES
5T NatarajanRs 10.75 crNO
6Karun NairRs 10 lacNO
7Sameer RizviRs 95 lacNO
8Ashutosh SharmaRs 3.80 crNO
9Mohit SharmaRs 2.20 crNO
10Faf Du PlessisRs 2.00 crNO
11Mukesh KumarRs 8 crYES
12Darshan NalkandeRs 30 lacNO
13Vipraj NigamRs 50 LNO
14Donovan FerreiraRs 75 LNO
15Ajay MandalRs 30 LNO
16Manvanth KumarRs 30 LNO
17Tripurana VijayRs 30 LNO
18Madhav TiwariRs 40 LNO


DC Retained players List

PlayerPrice (Crores) (INR)Capped/Uncapped
Axar Patel16.50Capped
Kuldeep Yadav13.25Capped
Tristan Stubbs10.00Capped
Abhishek Porel4.00Uncapped


DC Strongest Playing XI

KL Rahul

Jake Fraser-McGurk

Abishek Porel

Harry Brook

Tristan Stubbs

Ashutosh Sharma

Axar Patel

Mitchell Starc

Mohit Sharma/ Mukesh Kumar

T Natarajan

Kuldeep Yadav


Hits at IPL Auction 2025

It’s all coming together for DC. Starting with KL Rahul, they secured him for just 14 crore. By making steal deals like Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, and Ashutosh Sharma, they have built a strong squad. Their playing XI looks solid with quality overseas players like Mitchell Starc, Fraser-McGurk, and Harry Brook. With India’s best spinners, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, their spin department is in safe hands. Their pace attack is also well-balanced, with fast bowlers like Starc, and death-over specialists like Mohit Sharma and Mukesh Kumar.

Misses at IPL Auction 2025

KL Rahul can be the only factor that can go against DC, as Rahul has been accused of being low in confidence. Rahul has to lead from the front with the intent to make this excellent team win matches. 

DC has specialist players, and therefore they will not have an in-depth batting line-up.

DC squad for IPL 2025

Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Mitchell Starc (Rs. 11.75 crore), KL Rahul (Rs. 14 crore), Harry Brook (Rs. 6.25 crore), Jake Fraser-McGurk (Rs. 9 crore), T. Natarajan (Rs. 10.75 crore), Karun Nair (Rs. 50 lakh), Sameer Rizvi (Rs. 95 lakh), Ashutosh Sharma (Rs. 3.80 crore), Mohit Sharma (Rs. 2.20 crore), Faf du Plessis (Rs. 2 crore), Mukesh Kumar (Rs. 8 crore), Darshan Nalkande (Rs. 30 lakh), Vipraj Nigam (Rs. 50 lakh), Dushmantha Chameera (Rs. 75 lakh), Donovan Ferreira (Rs. 75 lakh), Ajay Mandal (Rs. 30 lakh), Manvanth Kumar (Rs. 30 lakh), Tripurana Vijay (Rs. 30 lakh), Madhav Tiwari (Rs. 40 lakh).

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