The defending champions, KKR, will have a new captain in IPL 2025. The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to start on March 14, 2025, with the final scheduled for May 25. Like the past three seasons, IPL 2025 will feature 74 matches.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are the current champions, having won their third IPL title in IPL 2024. However, they will enter the next season with a new captain. Their title-winning captain, Shreyas Iyer, has left the team and joined another franchise during the mega auction.

IPL 2025 captains

IPL 2025 Captains Of All 10 Teams

KKR is not the only team with a new captain. Five other franchises will also have a new leader in IPL 2025, while five teams will stick with the captain who led them last season.

Chennai Super Kings Captain 2025 IPL: Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad became the CSK captain before IPL 2024, taking over from MS Dhoni. Under Gaikwad’s leadership, CSK missed the playoffs by a small margin after losing their last league match to RCB. RCB advanced because of a better net run rate. In IPL 2025, Gaikwad will aim to improve as a captain and take his team further.

Delhi Capitals Captain 2025 IPL: TBA

Gujarat Titans Captain 2025 IPL: Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill faced low expectations in his first season as Gujarat Titans’ captain in IPL 2024, especially after the team’s success under former skipper Hardik Pandya.

Under Gill’s leadership, the Titans finished eighth on the points table with only five wins in 14 matches. Now, with more experience as a captain and a strong squad from the mega auction, fans hope for a better performance and a playoff spot in IPL 2025.

Kolkata Knight Riders Captain 2025 IPL: TBA

Lucknow Super Giants Captain 2025 IPL: TBA

Mumbai Indians Captain 2025 IPL: Hardik Pandya

Mumbai Indians made a smart move by trading for Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans before the IPL 2024 auction. However, Pandya couldn’t bring the same success to MI as he did with GT.

In IPL 2024, Pandya had his first season as Mumbai’s captain, but the five-time champions finished last on the table with only four wins. Despite this, the MI owners and management still believe in Pandya. He will continue as captain in IPL 2025, but there will be pressure on him to deliver better results, especially with Suryakumar Yadav, India’s T20I captain, in the team.

Punjab Kings Captain 2025 IPL: TBA

Rajasthan Royals Captain 2025 IPL: Sanju Samson

Under Samson’s captaincy, RR finished as runners-up in IPL 2022 and came close to reaching the IPL 2024 final, ending third on the points table.

In IPL 2024, RR had a strong start and were at the top of the table halfway through the season. However, their campaign lost momentum in the second half. With Samson’s career in India also growing, he will be looking to lead RR to their second IPL title in IPL 2025.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Captain 2025 IPL: TBA

Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain 2025 IPL: Pat Cummins

After missing the playoffs in three straight seasons from IPL 2021 to 2023, SRH spent INR 20.50 crores on ICC Cricket World Cup 2023-winning captain Pat Cummins at the IPL 2024 mini-auction and made him their new captain.

Cummins brought a sense of confidence and fearlessness to the SRH batsmen, who played brilliantly in IPL 2024, breaking many batting records.

Under Cummins’ leadership, SRH finished second on the points table and reached the final, where they were runners-up, losing to KKR. The Australian fast bowler will continue to captain SRH in IPL 2025.

List Of All 10 Captains In IPL 2025

TeamCaptain
CSKRuturaj Gaikwad
GTHardik Pandya
MIHardik Pandya
RRSanju Samson
SRHPat Cummins
KKRTBA
RCBTBA
DCTBA
LSGTBA
PBKSTBA

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