Will you come to Delhi? The player who refused to come to DC last year, Delhi Capitals spent crores of rupees on him

Ben Duckett in Delhi Capitals: In the mini-auction of IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals (DC) has taken a decision which has created a discussion in the cricket circles. Delhi has included England’s aggressive opening batsman and wicketkeeper Ben Duckett in its squad.

Surprisingly, Ben Duckett is the same player who had rejected the offer to join Delhi Capitals last season. Know the whole matter.

Rejected the offer of replacement

This story is related to IPL 2025. According to media reports, last year when Harry Brook withdrew from the tournament due to personal reasons, the management of Delhi Capitals contacted Ben Duckett. The team wanted Ben Duckett to join the team as a replacement player, but the English batsman rejected the offer at that time.

Vaughan had revealed

Former England captain Michael Vaughan had also revealed that Ben Duckett had refused to come to India. Not only this, Duckett also remained unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Despite this, Delhi forgot the old things and this time bought him in the auction at the base price of Rs 2 crore.

Ben Duckett will play for the first time in IPL

A strange record is going to be registered in the name of Ben Duckett. He has played 216 matches in T20 leagues around the world, but IPL 2026 will be his debut season. Delhi Capitals acquired him without any competition as no other team bid for him in the auction.