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. No	Player Name	Price	RTM
1	Mitchell Starc	Rs 11.75 cr	NO
2	KL Rahul	Rs 14 cr	NO
3	Harry Brook	Rs 6.25 cr	NO
4	Jake Fraser-McGurk	Rs 9 cr	YES
5	T Natarajan	Rs 10.75 cr	NO
6	Karun Nair	Rs 10 lac	NO
7	Sameer Rizvi	Rs 95 lac	NO
8	Ashutosh Sharma	Rs 3.80 cr	NO
9	Mohit Sharma	Rs 2.20 cr	NO
10	Faf Du Plessis	Rs 2.00 cr	NO
11	Mukesh Kumar	Rs 8 cr	YES
12	Darshan Nalkande	Rs 30 lac	NO
13	Vipraj Nigam	Rs 50 L	NO
14	Donovan Ferreira	Rs 75 L	NO
15	Ajay Mandal	Rs 30 L	NO
16	Manvanth Kumar	Rs 30 L	NO
17	Tripurana Vijay	Rs 30 L	NO
18	Madhav Tiwari	Rs 40 L	NO

DC Retained players List

Player	Price (Crores) (INR)	Capped/Uncapped
Axar Patel	16.50	Capped
Kuldeep Yadav	13.25	Capped
Tristan Stubbs	10.00	Capped
Abhishek Porel	4.00	Uncapped

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).