Indian Premier League 2025: Captains of all ten IPL teams

NEW DELHI: With eight days to the start of IPL 2025, the lineup for captains in the tournament was completed when Delhi Capitals announced star all-rounder and the men’s team’s longest-serving player Axar Patel as captain.
Axar, 31, who had initially joined the Capitals in 2019, has played 82 matches across six seasons for the franchise where he took 62 wickets and scored 967 runs.
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Axar is a veteran of 150 IPL matches in which he scored 1653 runs and picked 123 wickets, including a hat-trick in 2016 when he took four wickets in five balls for Punjab.
Pant, who had been DC's long-term captain, moved to Lucknow Super Giants after the Delhi franchise opted against retaining him. LSG acquired his services for Rs 27 crore during the auction and have gone on to appoint him as captain.
Before Axar, Kolkata Knight Riders had named veteran Ajinkya Rahane as captain in what came as a surprise move considering the defending champions had splashed big on Venkatesh Iyer.

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One of the biggest appointments going into the IPL 2025 season is that of Rajat Patidar to try and lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their first IPL title. Patidar was one of the two contenders for the leadership role with ex-skipper Virat Kohli the other option. The franchise, however, went for the long-term vision by appointing the 31-year-old.
Patidar, known for his solid batting, now shoulders the responsibility of leading RCB in their pursuit of IPL title. His appointment continues the rich legacy of leadership at the franchise, following in the footsteps of legends such as Rahul Dravid, Kevin Pietersen, Anil Kumble, Daniel Vettori, Virat Kohli, and Faf du Plessis.

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