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IPL 2025: Captains of every franchise

So far, Delhi Capitals remain the only team to not announce their captain for IPL 2025. There are reports that KL Rahul has declined the captaincy of the team. Five teams will have new captains heading into the season.

Payal DebnathMarch 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM • 2 min read
IPL 2025: Captains of every franchise
So far, Delhi Capitals remain the only team to not announce their captain for IPL 2025. There are reports that KL Rahul has declined the captaincy of the team. Five teams will have new captains heading into the season.

There are only 9 days left for the IPL 2025 event. 

The upcoming season of the Indian Premier League will start from March 22 with reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders hosting Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the iconic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. 

Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer has been declared the captain of Punjab Kings.

Recall that Shreyas was bought by Punjab in the mega auction by paying Rs 26.75 crore. 

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With this he became the second most expensive player in IPL history. 

Well, apart from Punjab, many teams have announced the name of their captain.

While releasing its retention list, Mumbai Indians had said that Hardik Pandya will remain the captain of MI next season. 

While Ruturaj Gaikwad will be the captain of CSK after the successful trial of IPL 2024, Pat Cummins would like to take SRH to the final for the second consecutive season.

Even though the performance of Gujarat Titans last season was disappointing, the team has once again shown confidence in Shubman Gill. 

Sanju Samson will lead the Rajasthan Royals team.

Rishabh Pant, who went from Delhi to Lucknow, is the most expensive player of IPL.

Lucknow bought him for Rs 27 crore. Pant will lead the Lucknow team.

On the other hand, Rajat Patidar was named the Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain.

Also Read: IPL 2025: RCB name Rajat Patidar as their new captain

So far, Delhi Capitals remain the only team to not announce their captain. There are reports that KL Rahul has declined the captaincy of the team.

The five teams who will have new captains heading into IPL 2025 are: Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings.

IPL 2025 | Captains of Every Franchise

  • Chennai Super Kings - Ruturaj Gaikwad
  • Gujarat Titans - Shubman Gill
  • Lucknow Super Giants - Rishabh Pant
  • Mumbai Indians - Hardik Pandya
  • Punjab Kings - Shreyas Iyer
  • Rajasthan Royals - Sanju Samson
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Rajat Patidar
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad - Pat Cummins
  • Kolkata Knight Riders - Ajinkya Rahane
  • Delhi Capitals - Yet to be announced 

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Payal Debnath

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