The 18th season of the Indian Premier League is going to start on March 22, while the final match will be played on May 25, 2025. The captains of all 10 teams have been decided for this season. Everyone was waiting for the name of the captain of the Delhi Capitals, he has also announced it now. This time Akshar Patel will be the captain of the Delhi team. The special thing is that this time a total of 5 teams will enter with new captains. At the same time, 9 Indian captains will be seen in the league and one team will be captained by a foreign player.

5 teams changed their captains

Before IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Delhi Capitals have chosen new captains. The command of Delhi Capitals will be in the hands of Akshar Patel. At the same time, Rishabh Pant will take over the captaincy of Lucknow Super Giants. Royal Challengers Bangalore has also shown confidence in Rajat Patidar this time. On the other hand, Punjab Kings have bet on Shreyas Iyer and Kolkata Knight Riders have bet on Ajinkya Rahane.

The only foreign captain of IPL 2025

5 teams have retained their captains for IPL 2025, which include Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rituraj Gaikwad will once again be seen captaining Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai Indians have also retained Hardik Pandya as captain. At the same time, Sanju Samson will once again take charge of Rajasthan Royals. On the other hand, Pat Cummins will captain Sunrisers Hyderabad, who will be the only foreign captain this season. Pat Cummins appears to be the most senior in terms of captaincy. He has a lot of experience captaining in international cricket.

Pat Cummins is currently struggling with injury. He is expected to be fit by IPL. After an ankle injury, Pat Cummins could not even play in big tournaments like the Champions Trophy. However, now his position is strong and he is ready to captain Sunrisers Hyderabad once again.

Captains of all teams in IPL 2025:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – Rituraj Gaikwad

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) – Rishabh Pant

Rajasthan Royals (RR) – Sanju Samson

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – Pat Cummins

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) – Rajat Patidar

Punjab Kings (PBKS) – Shreyas Iyer

Mumbai Indians (MI) – Hardik Pandya

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – Ajinkya Rahane

Gujarat Titans (GT) – Shubman Gill

Delhi Capitals (DC) – Axar Patel

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