By Admin 
IPL 2026 season is going to start from March 28. Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in this season opener. Just before this high voltage match, SRH has taken a big decision and changed the captaincy. The team has made wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan the new captain. Actually, regular captain Pat Cummins will not be able to play the initial matches due to injury, hence this responsibility has been given to Kishan.
The role of captaincy is very important in a big tournament like IPL. This time many teams have decided to enter the field with new captains, due to which the competition is going to be more exciting.
List of captains of all 10 teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rajat Patidar
The team of defending champion Royal Challengers Bangalore has maintained faith in its captain. This season, Patidar will be eyeing to win his second consecutive title.
Chennai Super Kings – Ruturaj Gaikwad
Chennai’s young captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is going to be seen taking charge of the team once again. His effort will be to win the sixth title for CSK.
Mumbai Indians – Hardik Pandya
Mumbai Indians all-rounder captain Hardik Pandya would like to prove his captaincy this season and will aim to win the trophy for the team.
Punjab Kings – Shreyas Iyer
Iyer, who took the Punjab team to the finals in the 2025 season, will take over the captaincy of the team this time too. With the new team, Iyer will have the responsibility of making Punjab champion for the first time.
Kolkata Knight Riders – Ajinkya Rahane
This time Kolkata has made experienced player Ajinkya Rahane the new captain of the team. KKR will expect better performance from him as captain.
Gujarat Titans – Shubman Gill
Indian ODI and Test team captain Shubman Gill will captain the Gujarat team for the third consecutive season in the IPL. This time they will have an eye on winning the title.
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Ishan Kishan (Interim)
In the absence of Pat Cummins, Hyderabad has given a big responsibility to Ishan Kishan and made him the interim captain of the team. Ishaan will have a great opportunity to prove himself.
Lucknow Super Giants – Rishabh Pant
Pant, who struggled with form in the last season, is going to be seen taking charge of Lucknow this time too.
Delhi Capitals – Axar Patel
Delhi Capitals has expressed confidence in Indian all-rounder Akshar Patel. He is going to be seen captaining in IPL for the first time.
Rajasthan Royals – Riyan Parag
After trading Sanju Samson, Rajasthan team has expressed great confidence in young Parag, this is a big opportunity for his career.
What does this change say?
This time an interesting mix of experience and youthful enthusiasm will be seen in IPL. Some teams have entered with old captains, while many have placed bets on new faces. Especially everyone’s attention will be on young captains like Ishan Kishan and Riyan Parag.
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