IPL 2026 All Indian Captains: The stage is set for IPL 2026. All the teams are finalizing their preparations. Most of the teams are playing practice matches. Meanwhile, we will tell you how all the 10 captains together broke such a record in the history of the Indian Premier League, which was intact for the last 19 years.

In fact, this will be the first time in the history of 19 years that in any season of IPL, the captaincy of all the 10 teams will be in the hands of Indian players. The captains of all the 10 teams present in the 2026 season will be Indians. Let us tell you that it has happened before that the captains of all the teams have been Indians, but this is the first time after 10 teams joined the tournament.

Record made due to Pat Cummins’ injury

Australia’s star fast bowler Pat Cummins will not be able to play the first few matches in the 2026 IPL due to injury, due to which Ishan Kishan has been made the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Till the absence of Cummins, Ishaan will be seen taking command of the team. Apart from Cummins, the captains of the remaining 9 teams were already Indians. Now the command of Hyderabad for the first few matches will also be in the hands of an Indian player.

Captains of all 10 teams in IPL 2026

• Royal Challengers Bangalore- Rajat Patidar
• Sunrisers Hyderabad- Ishan Kishan (in the absence of Pat Cummins)
• Kolkata Knight Riders- Ajinkya Rahane
• Punjab Kings- Shreyas Iyer
• Lucknow Super Giants- Rishabh Pant
• Mumbai Indians- Hardik Pandya
• Rajasthan Royals- Riyan Parag
• Chennai Super Kings- Ruturaj Gaikwad
• Delhi Capitals- Axar Patel
• Gujarat Titans- Shubman Gill

Ishan Kishan captain of IPL team for the first time

This will be the first time that Ishan Kishan will be seen commanding an IPL team. However, it is worth noting that Ishaan has good captaincy experience in domestic cricket. He made Jharkhand win the title under his captaincy in the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Only after this performance, Ishaan was made a part of Team India for the 2026 T20 World Cup. By doing wonders with the bat in the T20 World Cup, he made an important contribution in helping the Men in Blue win the title.

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