‘You have created a very alert team…’ Aakash Chopra called this IPL franchise the strongest, can win the trophy

IPL 2026: Now only 14 days are left for the start of IPL 2026 and this is the only thing being talked about in the corridors of cricket. Now many former cricketers have started analyzing the teams and telling which team is strong and which team is looking weak. Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra has also praised a franchise and has even said that if it does not win the trophy this time, then they will have to look inside themselves. So let us know which team has impressed Aakash Chopra so much.

Which team is Aakash Chopra praising?

The team that Aakash Chopra is praising before the start of IPL 2026 is Delhi Capitals captained by Akshar Patel… Delhi has not won a single trophy so far, but Aakash Chopra believes that this time his team is a strong contender to win the title and if this team could not do so, then it would be surprising.

Aakash Chopra described Delhi Capitals as strong on his YouTube channel and said, If you, the people of Delhi, are not able to win with this team and with Bapu this time, then brother, you will have to look deep into your heart, the mirror will tell you your truth because the team you have made is very alert.

Lots of praise for Kuldeep Yadav

Aakash Chopra further praised Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep has played a total of 98 matches in the IPL so far, in which he has taken 102 wickets at an average of 26.97. During this period his economy was 8.04.

Talking about Kuldeep Yadav, Chopra said, ‘If we do man-to-man marking of Kuldeep Yadav, we will say that if you want to find the top three spinners of this league, then Kuldeep Yadav’s name will be included in it. He is really a very smart operator.

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15 DC has changed the captain

Delhi Capitals team has not been able to win a single trophy in 18 years. The team has played the qualifiers 6 times, while in 2020 the franchise played its first and only final. At the same time, 15 different captains have taken command of the team.

At present Akshar Patel is captaining the team. Let us tell you, last season the franchise had won 7 out of 14 matches played, while the team had to face defeat in 6 matches. At the same time, the team could not reach the playoffs and ended the tournament at fifth position.

This is the squad of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026

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

Delhi Capitals schedule

Also read: These are the captains who have lost the most matches in IPL history, 4 captains included in the top-5 have won the trophy.