The clock is ticking down for start of the new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with teams already started to train as they look to clinch the prestigious trophy come May. (More Cricket News)
As many as five teams enter the IPL 2025 season with new faces at tꦡhe helm, with the franchise owners opting for major change in the 2025 edition, thanks to the mega auctions held in Decembe♉r.
Full list of IPL 2025 captains
Mumbai Indians (MI) captain: Hardik Pandya
Che𒀰nnai Super Kings (CSK) captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain: Pat Cummins
Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain: Sanju Samson
Gujarat Titans (GT) captain: Shubman Gill
Royal Challengers Bengalur🃏u (RCB) captain: Rajat Patidar 🦂(Last season: Faf du Plessis)
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain: Rishabh Pant (Last season: KL Rahu🌳l)
Kolkata Kn✤ight Riders cꦕaptain: Ajinkya Rahane (Last season: Shreyas Iyer)
Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain: Shreyas Iyer (Last season: Shikhar Dhaw🍸an)
Delhi Capitals captain: Yet To Be Announ♛ced (Lasꦜt season: Rishabh Pant)
IPL 2025: Head coaches of all 10 teams
1. Chennai Super Kings – Stephen Fleming
2. Mumbai Indians – Mahela Jayawardene
3. Kolkata Knight Riders – Chandrakant Pandit
4. Sunrisers Hyderabad – Daniel Vettori
5. Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Andy Flower
6. Delhi Capitals – Hemang Badani
7. Punjab Kings – Ricky Ponting
8. Rajasthan Royals – Rahul Dravid
9. Gujarat Titans – Ashish Nehra
10. Lucknow Super Giants – Justin Langer
Ahead of the IPL 2025 auctions, franchises such as Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals decided to retain some of their old faces. MI, five time IPL champions, kept hold of their five stars - Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilakꦐ Varma.
In Chennai Super Kings siꦺde, they former champions retained Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni.
Speaking of IPL 2025 start, the first match starts on March 22 with reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the iconic Eden Gardens.
