After the release of the retention list for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), more than half of the players of almost all the teams have been confirmed. The auction process for the remaining slots will take place on December 16. Before this, captains of 8 out of 10 teams have been confirmed, know everyone’s record and their price.
Who is the captain of RCB?
Rajat Patidar is the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Who took command of this team for the first time in the last edition and did what had not happened in 18 years. Under his captaincy, RCB won its first IPL title, this time too Rajat will take charge of RCB.
32-year-old Rajat Patidar, resident of Indore, made his IPL debut in 2021 while playing for RCB. Since then he is a part of this franchise. He has scored a total of 1111 runs in 42 IPL matches, which includes 9 half-centuries and 1 century. RCB had retained Rajat Patidar for Rs 11 crore for the last edition, this time too he has been retained.
Who is the captain of CSK?
The captain of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026 is Ruturaj Gaikwad. With Sanju Samson joining this camp, some people thought that he would be the captain but in the coming season only Ruturaj will be the captain. In the last edition, Ruturaj was out of the tournament midway due to injury, after which Dhoni had to take over the captaincy again.
Rituraj Gaikwad made his debut for Chennai Super Kings in 2020, since then he has been a part of this franchise. Ruturaj Gaikwad was retained by CSK for Rs 18 crore for the last edition. Ruturaj has played a total of 71 matches in IPL, in which he scored 2502 runs. He has 2 centuries and 20 half-centuries in his name in IPL.
Who is the captain of MI?
The captain of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026 is Hardik Pandya, who became the captain of this franchise by replacing Rohit Sharma. He has made Gujarat Titans champion under his captaincy in 2022. Although he made his IPL debut in 2015 while playing for MI.
Hardik Pandya played a total of 152 matches in IPL, in which he has 2749 runs in his name. Pandya has 10 half-centuries to his name. He was retained by Mumbai Indians for Rs 16.35 crore for the last edition.
Who is the captain of KKR?
Ajinkya Rahane, who captained Kolkata Knight Riders in the last edition, has been retained by the franchise for the upcoming season as well. Although they have not yet announced the name of their captain.
Who is the captain of PBKS?
The captain of Punjab Kings in IPL 2026 is Shreyas Iyer, who was bought by the franchise in the auction last year for a huge amount of Rs 26.75 crore. Under his captaincy the team also reached the finals.
Talking about Shreyas Iyer’s IPL records, he has played a total of 133 matches for 3 franchises (DC, KKR and PBKS), in which he has 3731 runs in his name. He has scored 27 half-centuries in IPL.
Who is the captain of GT?
The captain of Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026 is Shubman Gill. Gill is also the captain of India’s Test and ODI team. Gill was retained by Gujarat in the last edition for Rs 16.5 crore. He has played a total of 118 matches in IPL, in which he has 3866 runs in his name. Gill has scored 4 centuries and 26 half-centuries in IPL.
Who is the captain of LSG?
The captain of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026 will be Rishabh Pant, who has been retained by the franchise this year and was bought last year by making the highest bid in IPL history. LSG had bought Pant for Rs 27 crore. Pant was earlier the captain of Delhi Capitals, he made his IPL debut for Delhi in 2016.
Talking about his IPL career, Rishabh Pant has scored 3553 runs in 125 matches, in which there are 2 centuries and 19 half-centuries.
Who is the captain of DC?
The captain of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026 is Axar Patel, who is one of the most experienced players in the team. Patel was retained by the franchise in the last edition for Rs 16.50 crore, while Pant was released.
Akshar Patel started the IPL by playing for Punjab Kings in 2014, he came to Delhi in 2019 and has been a part of this franchise since then. Patel has played a total of 162 matches in IPL, in which he has 1916 runs and 128 wickets in his name.
Who is the captain of RR?
Who will be the captain of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026? There is still doubt on this because the team has handed over its captain to CSK through trade. However, through this trade, he has included an experienced player like Ravindra Jadeja in his team.
There is a possibility that Jadeja can become the captain. However, there is nothing official on this yet. Rajasthan has included Jadeja in its team for Rs 14 crore, whereas his price in CSK was Rs 18 crore.
Who is the captain of SRH?
Pat Cummins will be the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026. He is the only foreigner among all the confirmed captains, while the other 7 are Indians. Under the captaincy of Cummins, Hyderabad reached the final in 2024, where KKR defeated them by 8 wickets. The team’s performance last season was poor, yet Cummins will be the captain in the coming season.
Pat Cummins was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 18 crore for the last edition. He has played a total of 72 matches for 3 teams (KKR, DC and SRH) in IPL, in which he has taken 79 wickets.

