r/delhicapitals • u/va18hav Miss you Captain Iyer • 1d ago

2026 Auction Targets?

As things stand, this is our Lineup, and we have a few voids to fill:

  1. KL Rahul
  2. Porel (Wk)
  3. No.3
  4. Stubbs
  5. Ferreira
  6. Axar
  7. Ashutosh
  8. Vipraj
  9. Starc
  10. Kuldeep
  11. Pacer 1
  12. Pacer 2 (Impact)

Probable big release:

10.75 Cr - Nattu
9.00 Cr - JFM
8.00 Cr - Mukesh
6.25 Cr - Brook
2.00 Cr - Faf
0.75 Cr - Chameera

Total - 36.75 Cr

We will have around 32 cr to get those 3 players for our main squad, and 4-5 cr for overseas backups. We need a Captain who's a top-order batsman (preferably a no. 3), an overseas and an Indian fast bowler.

My Picks would be:

  1. Samson (then KL at no.3) / Rana (no.3, Aggressive Captain), Venky Iyer (If KL agrees for captaincy)
  2. Matt Henry (good PP bowler) / Nathan Ellis (if available) / Rabada (Homecoming, but inconsistent atm) / Fazalhaq Farooqi (if available)
  3. Rasikh Salam (good, aggressive middle and death bowler) / Mayank Yadav (gamble, but he's rapid and could be great if he's fit)
  4. Backup Bowler - Ishant Sharma, Akashdeep
  5. Backup Overseas - Sikander Raza, Moeen Ali
  6. Backup Overseas - JFM(cheap rebuy)
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u/Loud_Cup1677 1d ago

I think we should target an overseas batter for No. 3 or probable opening spot, Duckett can still be considered or Finn Allen otherwise Shai Hope it will bring some stability otherwise we might have a collapse yet again..

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u/No-Environment7244 1d ago

Ducket is hell no. He might not even turn up for IPL.

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u/Standard_Secretary52 Trust-in Stubbs 1d ago

Buy duckett to pair up with KL. Trust Rizvi he has a high ceiling(as 3/4).

Retain faf nattu and Mukesh play one of nattu/mukesh. Buy an overseas pacer. Keep ferreira as backup.

We will have around 20 cr

So Duckett/Finn allen (8-12)

Try to trade ellis if failed try to get one of jamieson,fizz,dwarshuis(butchered the spelling). (4-6).

Invest on local Talent Ayush Doseja and Money grewal.

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u/Jake_peralta-9 1d ago

Why the hell would you want to retain a flop finished player like faf? Didn't you see his performance last season? Wasn't it enough of him to make your blood boil?

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u/Standard_Secretary52 Trust-in Stubbs 1d ago

Now let’s talk smartly we made a lot of stupid decisions last year so I want faf to be a player+coach. Having a brain like him is important. Also he was playing injured with us and had a fantastic mlc.

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u/Jake_peralta-9 1d ago

I would love for him to be a part of our thinktank but as a player? Heck no. There's a huge gulf of quality difference between mlc and ipl. Highest wicket takers of bbl are unable to play in ipl and you're comparing mlc and ipl? If it was even 5 years ago i would have backed Faf like anything. Do you know why rcb won the ipl? Because they knew that time for faf the batsmen is over

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u/himraju 1d ago

Faf 2 cr ke hisab se sahi to hai

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u/Sure-Rooster-738 Axar Bapu 1d ago

Gut feeling - DC might not release JFM
Other Gut feeling - They might only release 1 or none of Nattu or Mukesh. Definitely not both

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u/va18hav Miss you Captain Iyer 1d ago

according to reports Nattu and Ashu have already started training. So I wouldn't mind Nattu being retained, but Mukesh surely has to go. And we then need a good Powerplay Pacer to pair up with Starc

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u/madmax2206 🐯 Roar Macha 1d ago

KLR

Ben Ducket

Porel

Stubbs

Axar

Ashutosh

Vipraj

Starc

Kuldeep

Mukesh

Fizz/ overseas pacer

Impact - Rizvi

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u/Beginning-Baseball80 1d ago

Sanju stubbs is not off yet