Don't Miss

ENG

Cricket
Football
NDTV Podcast
Formula 1
Tennis
Golf
Badminton
- Kabaddi
- Boxing
- Athletics
- Chess
- Swimming
- Shooting
- Wrestling
- Table tennis
- Othersports
- NFL
- NBA
- NHL
- US Streamers
- MMA
- WWE

Dark / Light mode

Oct 8,2026 09:37 PM IST

Who Is Auqib Dar: 'Dale Steyn Of Baramulla' Who Went For Rs 8.4 Crore To Delhi Capitals In IPL 2026 Auction

facebook

twitter

Settings

Change Font Size

A A
Change Language

हिंदी | Hindi
Focus on Story

Select Language

Languages
हिंदी | Hindi

Dark / Light mode

Featured Links
Featured Sports
- Cricket
- Football
- Formula 1
- Tennis
- Hockey
- Golf
- Badminton
More Sports
- Kabaddi
- Boxing
- Athletics
- Chess
- Swimming
- Shooting
- Wrestling
- Table tennis
- Othersports
More from NDTV
- NDTV
- Business
- Hindi
- Movies
- Cricket
- Health
- Food
- Tech
- Auto
- Apps
- Trains

IPL 2026 28 Mar 26 to 24 May 26

Scores
Auction
News
Photos
Videos
Fixtures
Results
Points table
Tracker
More
- teams
- Stats
- players
- Venues

arrow-down reddit snapchat twitter facebook comments email printer search bell top-nav reddit-fill snapchat-fill twitter-fill facebook-fill share whatsapp-fill bookmark arrow-rgt arrow-next arrow-up refresh close link cog star book zap cricket football tennis formula-1 badminton hockey golf boxing ndtv-n check left-arrow right-arrow

Live Cricket Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

India Matches

IPL 2026

Football Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

ISL

IPL 2026

All Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

India Matches

EPL

Final, Indian Premier League, 2026 at Ahmedabad, May 31, 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

161/5 (18.0)

Gujarat Titans

155/8 (20.0)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets
Qualifier 2, Indian Premier League, 2026 at New Chandigarh, May 29, 2026

Gujarat Titans

219/3 (18.4)

Rajasthan Royals

214/6 (20.0)

Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets
Eliminator, Indian Premier League, 2026 at New Chandigarh, May 27, 2026

Sunrisers Hyderabad

196 (19.2)

Rajasthan Royals

243/8 (20.0)

Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 47 runs

Sports Home IPL 2026 News Who Is Auqib Dar Dale Steyn Of Baramulla Who Went For Rs 84 Crore To Delhi Capitals In IPL 2026 Auction

Story ProgressBack to home

Who Is Auqib Dar: 'Dale Steyn Of Baramulla' Who Went For Rs 8.4 Crore To Delhi Capitals In IPL 2026 Auction

Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Dar made headlines after he was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 8.40 crore during the IPL 2026 mini auction on Tuesday.

NDTV Sports Desk
Updated: December 16, 2025 05:42 pm IST

Read Time: 2 min

facebook

twitter

E-mail

File image of Auqib Dar© X (Twitter)

Show

Quick Read

Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed

Auqib Dar was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 8.40 crore in IPL 2026 mini auction
He took 49 wickets in nine matches in the 2025 Ranji Trophy season at an average of 13.08
Auqib Dar scripted history by taking four wickets in four balls in the 2025-26 Duleep Trophy for J&K

Did our AI summary help?

Let us know.

Switch To Beeps Mode

Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Dar made headlines after he was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 8.40 crore during the IPL 2026 mini auction on Tuesday. Starting at a base price of Rs 30 lakh, Auqib triggered a massive bidding war between DC and Rajasthan Royals. Later, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad also joined in but Auqib was eventually sold to DC. The Delhi-based franchise, whose pace attack consists of Mitchell Starc, got an amazing boost with the entry of Auqib.

Who is Auqib?

Born in Baramulla, Kashmir, the 28-year-old pacer initially wanted to become a doctor to fulfil his father''s dream. However, the life took a different turn for the "Dale Steyn of Baramlulla" and he gave the JKCA trials.

He went for the trials but wasn't selected. It was finally in 2016, when he finally got selected in the JKCA trials.

Nabi made his Ranji Trophy debut for Jammu and Kashmir in 2020 and eventually burst onto the scene with a three-wicket haul against Karnataka in the quarter-final. He went wicketless in the second innings but remained the most economical bowler for his side.

In that season, Nabi pulled the curtains down on his campaign with a staggering 24 wickets in just seven games, at an average of 18.50, with two five-wicket hauls.

Over the next two years, he did not make a single appearance for his state side in the first-class. It appeared as if his red-ball career had stalled, but a single season turned around his career.

In the last season of the Ranji Trophy, Nabi left the opposition batters in dismay and blazed his way to 49 wickets from nine matches last season at a stellar average of 13.08.

In brilliance continued in the 2025-26 season of Duleep Trophy, where he played for the North Zone and registered a big feat. He became the first to scalp four wickets in four balls against East Zone in the history of the Duleep Trophy.

Auqib is just the third player to take a hat-trick in the tournament, after Kapil Dev during the 1979 edition of the tournament and leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule in 2001.

(With ANI Inputs)