IPL 2026 Captains: The auction for IPL 2026 will take place on December 16th. Before that, the captains of eight out of ten teams have been confirmed. Find out the record and price of all the confirmed IPL captains.

Following the release of the retention list for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), more than half of the players for almost all teams have been confirmed. The auction for the remaining slots will take place on December 16th. Captains for eight out of ten teams have already been confirmed. Find out their record and price.

Who is the captain of RCB?

Royal Challengers Bangalore is captained by Rajat Patidar. He led the team for the first time in the last edition and achieved something that hadn't happened in 18 years. Under his captaincy, RCB won its first IPL title. This time too, Rajat will lead RCB.

32-year-old Rajat Patidar, a resident of Indore, made his IPL debut for RCB in 2021. He has been a part of the franchise ever since. He has scored a total of 1,111 runs in 42 IPL matches, including nine half-centuries and one century. RCB retained Rajat Patidar for ₹11 crore in the previous edition and has retained him this time as well.

Who is the captain of CSK?

Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026. With Sanju Samson joining the team, some expected him to captain, but Ruturaj will remain the captain for the upcoming season. Ruturaj was ruled out of the previous edition due to injury, forcing Dhoni to take over the captaincy again.

Ruturaj Gaikwad made his debut for Chennai Super Kings in 2020 and has been a part of the franchise ever since. CSK retained him for ₹18 crore (180 million rupees) for the previous edition. Ruturaj has played a total of 71 IPL matches, scoring 2,502 runs. He has two centuries and 20 half-centuries to his name.

Who is the captain of MI?

The Mumbai Indians captain in IPL 2026 is Hardik Pandya, who replaced Rohit Sharma as the franchise's captain. He led the Gujarat Titans to victory in 2022. However, he made his IPL debut in 2015 playing for MI.

Hardik Pandya has played a total of 152 matches in the IPL, scoring 2749 runs. Pandya has 10 half-centuries. He was retained by the Mumbai Indians for ₹16.35 crore (₹16.35 crore) in the last edition.

Who is the captain of KKR?

Ajinkya Rahane, who captained the Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous edition, has been retained by the franchise for the upcoming season. However, they have not yet announced their captain.

Who is the captain of PBKS?

Punjab Kings' captain in IPL 2026 is Shreyas Iyer, who was acquired by the franchise for a whopping ₹26.75 crore at the auction last year. Under his captaincy, the team reached the final.

Shreyas Iyer's IPL record includes 133 matches for three franchises (DC, KKR, and PBKS), amassing 3,731 runs. He has scored 27 half-centuries in the IPL.

Who is the captain of GT?

Shubman Gill is the captain of Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026. Gill currently captains India's Test and ODI teams. Gill was retained by Gujarat for ₹16.5 crore in the last edition. He has played a total of 118 IPL matches, scoring 3,866 runs. Gill has scored 4 centuries and 26 half-centuries in the IPL.

Who is the captain of LSG?

In IPL 2026, the Lucknow Super Giants will be captained by Rishabh Pant, who the franchise retained this year and acquired last year for the highest bid in IPL history. Pant was purchased by L&T for ₹27 crore (270 million rupees). Pant previously captained the Delhi Capitals, making his IPL debut for them in 2016.

Talking about IPL career, Rishabh Pant has scored 3553 runs in 125 matches, which includes 2 centuries and 19 half-centuries.

Who is the captain of DC?

The Delhi Capitals will be captained by Axar Patel in IPL 2026, one of the most experienced players in the team. Patel was retained by the franchise for ₹16.50 crore in the previous edition, while Pant was released.

Axar Patel made his IPL debut in 2014 playing for the Punjab Kings, then moved to Delhi Capitals in 2019 and has been with the franchise ever since. Patel has played a total of 162 IPL matches, scoring 1916 runs and taking 128 wickets.

Who is the captain of RR?

Who will captain the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026? This remains uncertain, as the team traded their captain to CSK. However, they also added experienced player Ravindra Jadeja to their team through this trade.

There is a possibility that Jadeja could become the captain. However, nothing is official yet. Rajasthan signed Jadeja for ₹14 crore (140 million rupees), compared to his ₹18 crore (180 million rupees) contract with CSK.

Who is the captain of SRH?

Pat Cummins will captain Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026. He is the only foreigner among the confirmed captains, while the other seven are Indians. Under Cummins' captaincy, Hyderabad reached the final in 2024, where they were defeated by KKR by 8 wickets. Despite the team's poor performance last season, Cummins will remain captain for the upcoming season.

Pat Cummins was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹18 crore (180 million rupees) for the previous edition. He has played a total of 72 matches for three teams (KKR, DC, and SRH) in the IPL, taking 79 wickets.

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