IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant was the captain of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024, but Delhi did not retain him before the mega auction of IPL 2025. After this, Delhi Capitals have handed over their captaincy to Axar Patel. Rishabh Pant will now captain Lucknow Super Giants, who performed well under the leadership of KL Rahul in IPL 2024, but now Rahul has become a part of the Delhi team.
Rajat Patidar got the captaincy in RCB
Afaf du Plessis captained Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2024 and the team made it to the playoffs. However, RCB did not retain him. After this, RCB has handed over its captaincy to young batsman Rajat Patidar for the upcoming season. This change reflects the team’s vision for the future.
Kolkata Knight Riders handed over the captaincy to Ajinkya Rahane
In IPL 2024, the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was Shreyas Iyer, who led the team to a good performance and also won the title. But this time KKR did not retain him. Instead, KKR bought Shreyas Iyer from Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Now KKR has handed over the captaincy to Ajinkya Rahane.
Five teams show faith in old captains
For IPL 2025, five teams are showing faith in their old captains. Of these, Chennai Super Kings have appointed Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mumbai Indians have appointed Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans have appointed Shubman Gill, Sunrisers Hyderabad have appointed Pat Cummins and Rajasthan Royals have appointed Sanju Samson as captain. These teams have decided to retain the successful captains of the previous season, which shows their faith and continuity for the coming season.
Successful teams in the history of IPL
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are among the most successful teams of IPL. Chennai has won the IPL title 5 times under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, while Mumbai has succeeded in winning the title 5 times under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. At the same time, Kolkata Knight Riders have won the IPL title 3 times. Apart from this, Deccan Chargers, Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals have won the IPL title once each.
This season is expected to be even more exciting with the captaincy changes in IPL 2025. The teams have selected their captains, which can affect the performance and future of the team. It will be interesting to see which team achieves success under the leadership of its new captain and which old team succeeds in touching new heights with its strategy.
