Akshar Patel will be on leave! Delhi Capitals preparing to change captain, this player will be given command

Delhi Capitals Team Update: Before IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals has started working on its strategy again. Last season, the team’s performance was not as per the expectations, after which now the franchise seems to be moving towards big changes. Despite adding many star players in the auction, Delhi could not make it to the top-4 in IPL 2025.

Success was not achieved under the captaincy of Akshar Patel

Akshar Patel took over the captaincy of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025. However, the team could not perform consistently under his captaincy. In the league stage, Delhi played 14 matches, winning 7 and losing 6, while one match remained inconclusive. The team finished fifth in the points table and was out of the playoffs.

Delhi Capitals preparing to change captain

According to media reports, Delhi Capitals is preparing to change the captain for IPL 2026. The franchise’s eyes are now on KL Rahul, who can be made the new captain. The management believes that Rahul has good captaincy experience and can provide stability to the team.

Why can KL Rahul get command?

KL Rahul has captained in IPL before also. He has captained Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants. Rahul has captained a total of 64 matches in IPL, in which his team won 32 matches, lost 30 and 2 matches could not get any result. His calm nature and experience can prove beneficial for Delhi.

The strength of the team was visible from the retained players

Delhi Capitals has retained many important players for IPL 2026. These include names like KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Abhishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma and Mitchell Starc. These players had made important contributions to the team in the last season.

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Delhi Capitals squad for IPL 2026

KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Abhishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Tripura Vijay, Madhav Tiwary, Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Auqib Dar, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw and Kyle Jamieson.