- Before the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025), about 6 teams announced the names of their captains, but the names of the captains of four teams have not been revealed yet.
IPL 2025: Before the Indian Premier League 2025, almost all the franchises have announced their captains. Recently, Lucknow Super Giants has appointed Rishabh Pant as the new captain, while Shreyas Iyer, who was bought for Rs 26.75 crore, has also been made the new captain of Punjab. There are four teams so far whose captain has not been announced.
But there is a possibility that the remaining teams may also announce their captains soon. Fans are still eagerly waiting for the name of the captain of their favorite team. Let us tell you which teams have announced the name of the captain so far and which teams are yet to announce their captains.
These teams announced the captain
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Before IPL 2025, a mega auction was organized in Jeddah, Dubai, in which many teams saw a change of captains. But some franchises had retained their captain even before the mega auction. Punjab Kings, who are waiting for their first title, have handed over the command of the team to Shreyas Iyer this year. Iyer previously won the title for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024, while Delhi reached the final under Iyer’s captaincy in 2020, but was deprived of the title.
Chennai Super Kings can once again hand over the command to Rituraj Gaikwad, while Pant has been made the new captain of Lucknow Super Giants. Sanju will also be seen captaining Rajasthan Royals this year. At the same time, Shubman Gill, who was made the vice-captain of the team in ODIs, will also be the captain of Gujarat Titans this year, while Hardik Pandya will also be seen handling the responsibility of captaincy of Mumbai.
Virat will become the captain!
Fans are still eagerly waiting for the names of the captains of the four teams. The names of the captains of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad are yet to come. There are reports that Virat Kohli can take over the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore this year. RCB released Faf du Plessis before the mega auction, after which Virat Kohli is almost certain to become the captain of RCB again. But till now RCB has not made any official confirmation on Virat’s name. But RCB can announce the new captain soon.
Delhi Capitals can make Akshar Patel the new captain of the team. Earlier, Pant was handling the captaincy of Delhi, but before the mega auction, Delhi released Pant. While they retained Patel. Akshar’s becoming the new captain seems to be confirmed. But the franchise has also bought big names like KL Rahul and Faf in the auction. KKR fans are also eagerly waiting for the name of their new captain. After Iyer’s departure, there are reports that the team management may hand over the command to either Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, or Ajinkya Rahane in IPL 2024.
SRH’s problems increased
The heartbeat of Sunrisers Hyderabad fans has also increased a bit this year. Their regular captain Pat Cummins may miss this league (IPL 2025) due to injury, after which SRH can take the field this year under the captaincy of a new captain. It is speculated that in the absence of Cummins, the SRH team management can make explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Anrich Klaasen the captain. Klaasen was retained by SRH for a hefty price of Rs 23 crore.
This dashing batsman has a good experience of captaining the South African team, after which he is considered a strong contender for the captaincy. However, if Cummins is fit before the league, then he will captain the team, but there is doubt over whether Cummins will play in the Champions Trophy 2025. If he is not fully fit, then he may miss IPL 2025 this time.
