Ahead of the commencement of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Delhi Capitals (DC) suffered a major blow as the team's mentor, Kevin Pietersen, parted ways with the franchise. Pietersen's exit came just two weeks ahead of the new IPL season, leaving Indian cricket fans curious about the timing behind his sudden decision. Taking to his X handle, Pietersen revealed the real reason behind his decision and wrote in Hindi, the English translation of which read, ''I cannot be a mentor for Delhi Capitals in this IPL season. Take a lookMeanwhile, the Delhi Capitals have an interesting squad for IPL 2026 and will play under Axar Patel's captaincy for the second IPL season. Delhi Capitals squad for IPL 2026Axar Patel (C)KL Rahul (WK)Ben Duckett (WK)Tristan Stubbs (WK)Karun NairDavid MillerPathum NissankaSahil ParakhPrithvi ShawAbhishek PorelSameer RizviAshutosh SharmaVipraj NigamAjay MandalTripurana VijayMadhav TiwariAuqib DarNitish RanaMitchell StarcT NatarajanMukesh KumarDushmantha ChameeraLungi NgidiKyle JamiesonKuldeep Yadav

Source: dna March 15, 2026 04:43 UTC