Before the deadline day to confirm retentions for the IPL 2026 auction, the Delhi Capitals were one of the quietest teams. They made it to a few reports, but didn’t seem to be trying hard enough to trade any big players or let one of theirs go. Whether that was a lack of ambition, a trust in the team’s core despite not making it to the playoffs last year, or just an inability to make this window count would become clear later on.

There were murmurs about KL Rahul potentially moving to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), a move that was apparently stopped by one of the owners ‘putting his foot down’. Some also said they were interested in bringing in Sanju Samson from the Rajasthan Royals in exchange for Tristan Stubbs. Although both moves eventually fell off, they were heavily criticised by thei

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