Who will captain Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026 remains the center of discussion. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag have been seen as options for captaincy, but discussion has also intensified on the name of Ravindra Jadeja for captaincy. Jadeja, Sanju Samson have come to Rajasthan Royals team due to trade deal.

Rajasthan Royals have shared a picture of Ravindra Jadeja on social media, which is being seen as a gesture of making him the new captain of the team. The Royals have written ‘Thalapati’ along with Jadeja’s picture, which is believed to mean commander. If so, then Ravindra Jadeja can be seen as the commander or leader of Rajasthan Royals team in IPL 2026. Let us tell you that Jadeja was getting Rs 18 crore in CSK, but he had decided to go to Rajasthan team for Rs 14 crore.

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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 4, 2026

Meanwhile, in the report of news agency IANS, it has been said that in IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals matches can be played in Pune. In the next season, Pune can be the home ground of RR team, which till now was Jaipur. According to sources, the deal between Maharashtra Cricket Association and Rajasthan Royals is close to being signed.

Due to ongoing differences with the Rajasthan Cricket Association, the Rajasthan Royals franchise has decided not to make Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Stadium its home ground for the next season. These differences arose when an official of the Rajasthan Cricket Association accused the RR franchise of match fixing. The Rajasthan team had rejected these allegations and also demanded strict action against the wrong allegations.

It is also being told that Baraspara Stadium of Guwahati can be the second home ground of Rajasthan Royals team and its announcement is also possible very soon.

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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.

Rajasthan Royals officially informed that Rahul Dravid will not be the head coach of the team in IPL 2026, he has resigned from his post. This season was ranked 9th in the Rajasthan points table, in some matches, in the absence of Sanju Samson, Ryan Parag also took command of the team, but now there is a camp in the franchise who wants to make pollen captain. After Dravid’s withdrawal from the coaching post, a news has come out that the franchise has been divided into 3 camps regarding the captaincy of the team.

India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title in Rahul Dravid’s coaching, after which Rajasthan Royals appointed its former captain Dravid as the head coach. However, he separated from the team only after a season. The franchise also made it clear that Dravid was offered for another post but he did not accept.

Ryan pollen captaincy

There is a camp in Rajasthan Royals that wants to make Ryan Parag its captain. Parag has previously captained this team, although he took over the post in the absence of Sanju Samson or when Sanju was only batting using the Impact Player Rules. 23 -year -old Parag has been associated with this team since 2019, he has scored 1566 runs in a total of 84 matches.

A camp wants to make Yashasvi Jaiswal a captain

Yashasvi Jaiswal is also playing for this franchise from his first edition like Ryan Parag. He played for this team for the first time in 2020. According to the report, a party wants to make Jaiswal a captain, who is young and is also a part of the Indian team. He is one of the reserve players at the Asia Cup squad. Both pollen and famous are 23 years old, are young and will play cricket for many years in future.

A side with Sanju Samson

A camp wants Sanju Samson to remain the captain of Rajasthan Royals. A few days ago there was news that Rajasthan can replace any other player in place of Sanju through a trade deal. However, officially there is no information about it.

30 -year -old Sanju Samson played for Rajasthan Royals for the first time in 2013, after which he played for this franchise till 2015. After playing for Delhi Capitals in 2016 and 2017, he returned to the Rajasthan team again in 2018. Since then, it is part of this team and now the captain too. He has scored 4704 runs in a total of 177 matches in the IPL. Sanju is also part of the Asia Cup 2025 team.

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– rajasthan royals (@rajasthanroyals) August 30, 2025

Why did Rahul Dravid leave Rajasthan Royals?

The T20 World Cup winning coach will give up coaching of Rajasthan Royals after a bad IPL season, it is difficult to believe. According to reports, the decisions taken by the franchisees were different from Dravid’s plans and this could be the reason for their separation.