DC IPL 2025 Best Playing 11: KL Rahul to Captain, Faf du Plessis In - Delhi Capitals Strongest Lineup, Impact Players after Mega Auction

The IPL 2025 mega auction, held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, set the stage for a historic bidding frenzy. With 577 players up for grabs, the event shattered all expectations, as stars like Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer commanded record-breaking prices, rewriting the league's history books.

Delhi Capitals retained four players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. DC entered the auction with a purse value of Rs. 73 crores and managed to build a 23-player strong squad for the next season. As the Capitals retained their core spin unit intact by retaining Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, they were focused on bolstering the other positions.

Delhi Capitals IPL 2025 Auction Buys

DC made some big signings in this auction. KL Rahul, bought for Rs. 14 crores, is the most expensive player for them, followed by the Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who has been bought for Rs. 11.75 crores. Another pacer, T. Natarajan, joined DC from SRH for a hefty amount of Rs. 10.75 crores.

The Aussie batter Jake Fraser-McGurk was bought back by the Capitals through the RTM card. The English batter Harry Brook and the legendary South African batter Faf du Plessis were also included in the squad.

In short, they have managed to build a strong batting line-up along with maintaining an extraordinary bowling squad. A pace-battery consists of players like Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, T. Natarajan, Mohit Sharma and Dushmantha Chameera, certainly going to be one of the strongest of this tournament.

DC IPL Auction 2025: Delhi Capitals Full Squad

Batters: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Harry Brook, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Donovan Ferreira

All-rounders: Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Darshan Nalkande, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal

Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera

DC IPL Auction 2025: Delhi Capitals Best Possible Playing XI for IPL 2025

For the next season, KL Rahul and Jake Fraser-McGurk would be the most suited pair as openers. They would be followed by their uncapped retention, Abishek Porel, who will also be the second wicketkeeper of the team. Rahul is likely to be their captain as well next season.

Harry Brook and Ashutosh Sharma would be next in the batting line-up, followed by Tristan Stubbs and Axar Patel. Kuldeep Yadav, along with Axar Patel, will manage the DC spin attack, while the pace unit will be spearheaded by Mitchell Starc and Mukesh Kumar. Still, they have the option to go for a specialist bowler like T Natarajan or to go for an extra all-rounder, Darshan Nalkande. Mohit Sharma or Faf du Plessis could be the impact player, depending on the situation.

Delhi Capitals Best Playing XI for IPL 2025

KL Rahul (c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Harry Brook, Ashutosh Sharma, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar

Impact Player: Faf du Plessis or Mohit Sharma