The preparations for the Indian Premier League’s season 15 in 2022 have already begun and are in full swing. With the mega-auction to be held soon, the team management would be working on a tedious process to retain their core players who would be playing for their side in the future.

Delhi Capitals, after changing their name from Delhi Daredevils in 2018 have turned out to become a successful franchise since then. The team has not won a trophy yet in the 14 seasons. However, in recent editions of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL</a>, they have been so close to lifting the trophy. This team usually relies on their youngsters much.

In 2020 under Shreyas Iyer, the team played its first final and finished the season as runner up and in 2021 under the captaincy of Rishab Pant, they secured the third spot. The team has a good set of youngsters and the management would lookout for some experienced players in the auction. However, they would look to build their team around the 4 players who would be retained.

Players Delhi Capitals might retain ahead of  2022 mega auction

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-568070" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant-hitting-a-six.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant hitting a six" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-568070" class="wp-caption-text">Rishabh Pant hitting a six. (Photo Source: Disney + Hotstar)</figcaption>

Rishabh Pant is a talent who has been brought into the limelight by the Indian Premier League and soon he went on to represent the national side in all three formats. He is a left-handed wicket-keeping batter who can hit the ball out of the ropes ridiculously with his innovative shots. His career so far has been the epitome of IPL’s motto.

This 24-year-young player was bought by Delhi Daredevils in 2016 and has been their consistent player since then. In 2018, he was trusted by the management and retained. He fulfilled their trust by scoring 128* runs in 63 balls making then the highest individual score by an Indian cricketer in IPL history but later was broken by KL Rahul.

In 2021, he was handed over the responsibility of captaining the team. He was impressive in his maiden tenure as a captain and made the team finish in 3rd spot. The management believed him in 2018 itself when he wasn’t a big name in the fraternity. But now his growth has been immense and the team won’t leave this young talent in the auction pool.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-561614" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shreyas-Iyer-1.jpg" alt="Shreyas Iyer" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-561614" class="wp-caption-text">Shreyas Iyer. (Photo Source: Twitter/IPL)</figcaption>

The next big name that will be retained for sure by the Delhi Capitals side is their former captain Shreyas Iyer. His captaincy turned out to be the turning point of the Delhi capital’s campaign. He is a right-handed top-order batter who can anchor the innings.

Delhi Daredevils signed him in 2015 and scored 439 runs in 14 matches and earned the emerging player award in his debut season. He was retained in 2018 and given the captaincy role. He led the team to playoffs in 2019 and to finals in 2020.

In 2021 due to a shoulder injury, he was unavailable for the first phase of the IPL, and Rishabh Pant was replaced as the captain. The team has always trusted their youngsters as mentioned earlier and this 26-year-old player is a future prospect to the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/5-players-who-can-get-maiden-india-call-up-for-new-zealand-t20is/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian</a> cricket and hence the team will certainly retain him.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-560318" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kagiso-Rabada-and-Anrich-Nortje.jpg" alt="Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-560318" class="wp-caption-text">Kagiso Rabada. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

Kagiso Rabada is a tall right-handed-fast-bowler who can bowl at a consistent pace and has some variations under his kitty. From being a young inexperienced bowler earlier, he transformed as the leader of pace attack in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20-world-cup-2021-match-39-england-vs-south-africa-stats-review-kagiso-rabadas-sensational-hat-trick-takes-proteas-to-consolation-win/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South African</a> side in a short period.

Delhi Daredevils bought him in 2017 and has been representing them since then. The speedster was retained by Delhi Capitals for 2019’s IPL despite not playing a part in the previous season due to an injury. In 2020, he became their key bowler and bagged the purple cap for picking up 30 wickets in that season.

He has played 50 matches and has taken 76 wickets with an average economy of 8.21. He had an off-season as per his standards in 2021 but will most probably remain as their premier bowler in the upcoming seasons too as the team’s belief in this player is huge.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-560319" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shikhar-Dhawan-5.jpg" alt="Shikhar Dhawan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-560319" class="wp-caption-text">Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

Shikhar Dhawan is a flamboyant left-handed opening batter of the Indian cricket team. He is a player who can destroy the opposition if he is in a good nick. Dhawan was picked by Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural season in 2008.

Later, he represented Mumbai Indians for two seasons and was picked by Deccan Chargers in 2011 and it transformed his career. Then he represented Sunrisers Hyderabad for the rest of his IPL career until he was purchased by Delhi Capitals in 2019.

He has played 192 matches and has hit 5784 runs with a strike rate of 126.64. In 2020, he became the first batter to hit consecutive hundreds. In 2021, he scored 587 runs and finished 4th on the orange cap list. His experience and his consistent performance would make the team think about retaining this southpaw.

The preparations for the Indian Premier League’s season 15 in 2022 have already begun and are in full swing. With the mega-auction to be held soon, the team management would be working on a tedious process to retain their core players who would be playing for their side in the future.
Delhi Capitals, after changing their name from Delhi Daredevils in 2018 have turned out to become a successful franchise since then. The team has not won a trophy yet in the 14 seasons. However, in recent editions of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL</a>, they have been so close to lifting the trophy. This team usually relies on their youngsters much.
In 2020 under Shreyas Iyer, the team played its first final and finished the season as runner up and in 2021 under the captaincy of Rishab Pant, they secured the third spot. The team has a good set of youngsters and the management would lookout for some experienced players in the auction. However, they would look to build their team around the 4 players who would be retained.
<h2>Players Delhi Capitals might retain ahead of&nbsp; 2022 mega auction</h2>
<h3>1. Rishabh Pant</h3>
<figure id="attachment_568070" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-568070" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-568070" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant-hitting-a-six.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant hitting a six" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-568070" class="wp-caption-text">Rishabh Pant hitting a six. (Photo Source: Disney + Hotstar)</figcaption></figure>
Rishabh Pant is a talent who has been brought into the limelight by the Indian Premier League and soon he went on to represent the national side in all three formats. He is a left-handed wicket-keeping batter who can hit the ball out of the ropes ridiculously with his innovative shots. His career so far has been the epitome of IPL’s motto.
This 24-year-young player was bought by Delhi Daredevils in 2016 and has been their consistent player since then. In 2018, he was trusted by the management and retained. He fulfilled their trust by scoring 128* runs in 63 balls making then the highest individual score by an Indian cricketer in IPL history but later was broken by KL Rahul.
In 2021, he was handed over the responsibility of captaining the team. He was impressive in his maiden tenure as a captain and made the team finish in 3rd spot. The management believed him in 2018 itself when he wasn’t a big name in the fraternity. But now his growth has been immense and the team won’t leave this young talent in the auction pool.

<h3>2. Shreyas Iyer:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_561614" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-561614" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-561614" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shreyas-Iyer-1.jpg" alt="Shreyas Iyer" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-561614" class="wp-caption-text">Shreyas Iyer. (Photo Source: Twitter/IPL)</figcaption></figure>
The next big name that will be retained for sure by the Delhi Capitals side is their former captain Shreyas Iyer. His captaincy turned out to be the turning point of the Delhi capital’s campaign. He is a right-handed top-order batter who can anchor the innings.
Delhi Daredevils signed him in 2015 and scored 439 runs in 14 matches and earned the emerging player award in his debut season. He was retained in 2018 and given the captaincy role. He led the team to playoffs in 2019 and to finals in 2020.
In 2021 due to a shoulder injury, he was unavailable for the first phase of the IPL, and Rishabh Pant was replaced as the captain. The team has always trusted their youngsters as mentioned earlier and this 26-year-old player is a future prospect to the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/5-players-who-can-get-maiden-india-call-up-for-new-zealand-t20is/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian</a> cricket and hence the team will certainly retain him.

<h3>3. Kagiso Rabada</h3>
<figure id="attachment_560318" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-560318" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-560318" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kagiso-Rabada-and-Anrich-Nortje.jpg" alt="Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-560318" class="wp-caption-text">Kagiso Rabada. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Kagiso Rabada is a tall right-handed-fast-bowler who can bowl at a consistent pace and has some variations under his kitty. From being a young inexperienced bowler earlier, he transformed as the leader of pace attack in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20-world-cup-2021-match-39-england-vs-south-africa-stats-review-kagiso-rabadas-sensational-hat-trick-takes-proteas-to-consolation-win/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South African</a> side in a short period.
Delhi Daredevils bought him in 2017 and has been representing them since then. The speedster was retained by Delhi Capitals for 2019’s IPL despite not playing a part in the previous season due to an injury. In 2020, he became their key bowler and bagged the purple cap for picking up 30 wickets in that season.
He has played 50 matches and has taken 76 wickets with an average economy of 8.21. He had an off-season as per his standards in 2021 but will most probably remain as their premier bowler in the upcoming seasons too as the team’s belief in this player is huge.

<h3>4. Shikhar Dhawan</h3>
<figure id="attachment_560319" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-560319" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-560319" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shikhar-Dhawan-5.jpg" alt="Shikhar Dhawan" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-560319" class="wp-caption-text">Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Shikhar Dhawan is a flamboyant left-handed opening batter of the Indian cricket team. He is a player who can destroy the opposition if he is in a good nick. Dhawan was picked by Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural season in 2008.
Later, he represented Mumbai Indians for two seasons and was picked by Deccan Chargers in 2011 and it transformed his career. Then he represented Sunrisers Hyderabad for the rest of his IPL career until he was purchased by Delhi Capitals in 2019.
He has played 192 matches and has hit 5784 runs with a strike rate of 126.64. In 2020, he became the first batter to hit consecutive hundreds. In 2021, he scored 587 runs and finished 4th on the orange cap list. His experience and his consistent performance would make the team think about retaining this southpaw.
Written by Mathuravardhan Sivakumar

The preparations for the Indian Premier League’s season 15 in 2022 have already begun and are in full swing. With the mega-auction to be held soon, the team management would be working on a tedious process to retain their core players who would be playing for their side in the future.
Delhi Capitals, after changing their name from Delhi Daredevils in 2018 have turned out to become a successful franchise since then. The team has not won a trophy yet in the 14 seasons. However, in recent editions of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL</a>, they have been so close to lifting the trophy. This team usually relies on their youngsters much.
In 2020 under Shreyas Iyer, the team played its first final and finished the season as runner up and in 2021 under the captaincy of Rishab Pant, they secured the third spot. The team has a good set of youngsters and the management would lookout for some experienced players in the auction. However, they would look to build their team around the 4 players who would be retained.
<h2>Players Delhi Capitals might retain ahead of  2022 mega auction</h2>
<h3>1. Rishabh Pant</h3>
<figure id="attachment_568070" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-568070" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-568070" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant-hitting-a-six.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant hitting a six" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-568070" class="wp-caption-text">Rishabh Pant hitting a six. (Photo Source: Disney + Hotstar)</figcaption></figure>
Rishabh Pant is a talent who has been brought into the limelight by the Indian Premier League and soon he went on to represent the national side in all three formats. He is a left-handed wicket-keeping batter who can hit the ball out of the ropes ridiculously with his innovative shots. His career so far has been the epitome of IPL’s motto.
This 24-year-young player was bought by Delhi Daredevils in 2016 and has been their consistent player since then. In 2018, he was trusted by the management and retained. He fulfilled their trust by scoring 128* runs in 63 balls making then the highest individual score by an Indian cricketer in IPL history but later was broken by KL Rahul.
In 2021, he was handed over the responsibility of captaining the team. He was impressive in his maiden tenure as a captain and made the team finish in 3rd spot. The management believed him in 2018 itself when he wasn’t a big name in the fraternity. But now his growth has been immense and the team won’t leave this young talent in the auction pool.

<h3>2. Shreyas Iyer:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_561614" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-561614" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-561614" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shreyas-Iyer-1.jpg" alt="Shreyas Iyer" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-561614" class="wp-caption-text">Shreyas Iyer. (Photo Source: Twitter/IPL)</figcaption></figure>
The next big name that will be retained for sure by the Delhi Capitals side is their former captain Shreyas Iyer. His captaincy turned out to be the turning point of the Delhi capital’s campaign. He is a right-handed top-order batter who can anchor the innings.
Delhi Daredevils signed him in 2015 and scored 439 runs in 14 matches and earned the emerging player award in his debut season. He was retained in 2018 and given the captaincy role. He led the team to playoffs in 2019 and to finals in 2020.
In 2021 due to a shoulder injury, he was unavailable for the first phase of the IPL, and Rishabh Pant was replaced as the captain. The team has always trusted their youngsters as mentioned earlier and this 26-year-old player is a future prospect to the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/5-players-who-can-get-maiden-india-call-up-for-new-zealand-t20is/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian</a> cricket and hence the team will certainly retain him.

<h3>3. Kagiso Rabada</h3>
<figure id="attachment_560318" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-560318" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-560318" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kagiso-Rabada-and-Anrich-Nortje.jpg" alt="Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-560318" class="wp-caption-text">Kagiso Rabada. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Kagiso Rabada is a tall right-handed-fast-bowler who can bowl at a consistent pace and has some variations under his kitty. From being a young inexperienced bowler earlier, he transformed as the leader of pace attack in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20-world-cup-2021-match-39-england-vs-south-africa-stats-review-kagiso-rabadas-sensational-hat-trick-takes-proteas-to-consolation-win/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South African</a> side in a short period.
Delhi Daredevils bought him in 2017 and has been representing them since then. The speedster was retained by Delhi Capitals for 2019’s IPL despite not playing a part in the previous season due to an injury. In 2020, he became their key bowler and bagged the purple cap for picking up 30 wickets in that season.
He has played 50 matches and has taken 76 wickets with an average economy of 8.21. He had an off-season as per his standards in 2021 but will most probably remain as their premier bowler in the upcoming seasons too as the team’s belief in this player is huge.

<h3>4. Shikhar Dhawan</h3>
<figure id="attachment_560319" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-560319" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-560319" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shikhar-Dhawan-5.jpg" alt="Shikhar Dhawan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-560319" class="wp-caption-text">Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Shikhar Dhawan is a flamboyant left-handed opening batter of the Indian cricket team. He is a player who can destroy the opposition if he is in a good nick. Dhawan was picked by Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural season in 2008.
Later, he represented Mumbai Indians for two seasons and was picked by Deccan Chargers in 2011 and it transformed his career. Then he represented Sunrisers Hyderabad for the rest of his IPL career until he was purchased by Delhi Capitals in 2019.
He has played 192 matches and has hit 5784 runs with a strike rate of 126.64. In 2020, he became the first batter to hit consecutive hundreds. In 2021, he scored 587 runs and finished 4th on the orange cap list. His experience and his consistent performance would make the team think about retaining this southpaw.
Written by Mathuravardhan Sivakumar

Delhi is the team known to rely on their youngsters.

4 Players Delhi Capitals might retain ahead of the mega auction

Delhi Capitals went on to play its first ever IPL final in 2020 under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer but Mumbai Indians won the season.