IPL 2026: Out of all the teams, KKR and RR are yet to announce their captains.
On Monday, SRH confirmed that Pat Cummins was going to lead the team for the third year in a row; so that means, as many as eight teams have zeroed in, on their leaders for IPL 2026. TO put it simply, these are the teams who haven’t or won’t be going with any change in their captains, while new faces for vice-captaincy role might just crop up.
InsideSport takes a look at all the confirmed skippers of IPL 2026.
IPL 2026 captains
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders | — |
| Rajasthan Royals | — |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins |
| Gujarat Titans | Shubman Gill |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Rishabh Pant |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Rajat Patidar |
| Delhi Capitals | Axar Patel |
| Punjab Kings | Shreyas Iyer |
| Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya |
IPL 2026 Auction on December 16
In fact, there are indications, that CSK might just make Sanju Samson, their new recruit, after trade from RR, their vice-captain. Of course, MS Dhoni remains in his leadership role, but the opener is set to get responsibility in Chennai as well. On the other hand, PBKS might go with Shashank Singh for that role.
As far as the IPL 2026 retentions is concerned, there were a few surprise exclusions. Devon Conway and Matheesha Patirana were ousted by CSK, Mujeeb ur Rahman was let go by MI. As for DC, they bid adieu to Faf du Plessis. LSG released David Miller and Ravi Bishnoi. KKR somehow released Andre Russell.
Now, the IPL 2026 auction is set to take place on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. Also, it will just be a one-day event, since it is only a mini-auction and not many spaces are left to be filled, for all franchises.
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