KL Rahul can be seen opening in IPL 2026! Delhi Capitals can make big changes in batting order

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 18, 2026

in ipl 2026 Delhi Capitals A major change may be seen in the batting order. The team’s star batsman KL Rahul can be seen in a new role this time. Rahul, who played in the middle order last season, may now get the responsibility of opening.

There may be a big change in the role of Delhi Capitals star batsman KL Rahul in IPL 2026. According to the report of Times of India, this season Rahul can be seen opening for the team, which will be a completely different role from the last season. At the same time, this report also says that Rahul will also be seen in the role of wicketkeeper-batsman as the first choice this season and will also handle the gloves for the team.

Rahul was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction and he performed brilliantly for the team. He scored 539 runs in 13 matches last season and was the team’s highest run-scorer. However, he batted mostly in the middle order throughout the season.

In the last three matches, Rahul got the chance to open and the effect of this change was immediately visible. He played a brilliant inning of 112 not out in 65 balls against Gujarat Titans and also gave hints about his new role.

At the same time, Rahul will also be eyeing to make a comeback in the Indian T20 team once again. He played his last T20 match for India in the 2022 World Cup. In such a situation, IPL 2026 is going to be very important for him, where good performance can take him to the doorstep of Team India again.

This time also the captaincy of Delhi Capitals will be in the hands of Akshar Patel. The team had made a great start to the last season, but later their performance dropped and they could not make it to the playoffs. In such a situation, this time the team will try to perform better with the new combination.

Delhi Capitals will begin their IPL 2026 campaign against Lucknow Super Giants on April 1. After this, the team will face Mumbai Indians on 4th April and Gujarat Titans on 8th April, while the match will be played against Chennai Super Kings on 11th April.