New Delhi, March 23 -- The Delhi Capitals head into IPL 2026 with World Cup hero Axar Patel as captain and Hemang Badani as head coach. They carry renewed determination after a disappointing fifth-place finish in IPL 2025.

Their 2025 campaign was affected by constant changes at the top of the order. They fiddled with multiple opening combinations, which prevented the side from building stability. In response, the franchise made targeted corrections at the December 2025 auction rather than a complete overhaul.

Delhi released Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser-McGurk. It added David Miller, Ben Duckett, Pathum Nissanka and Lungi Ngidi.

Nitish Rana was also traded in from the Rajasthan Royals, adding left-handed experience to the middle order...