IPL 2026 all Teams Captains and their Salary: IPL 2026 is going to start from 28th March. The defending champion RCB team is going to start this tournament with a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The command of RCB team will be in the hands of Rajat Patidar, while Sunrisers Hyderabad team has changed its captain.

Sunrisers Hyderabad has made Ishan Kishan the captain of its team in place of Pat Cummins for the opening matches of IPL 2026. Earlier, after releasing Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals have appointed Riyan Parag as their captain.

Captains of all 10 teams for IPL 2026

Royal Challengers Bangalore- Rajat Patidar

Chennai Super Kings- Ruturaj Gaikwad

Kolkata Knight Riders- Ajinkya Rahane

Punjab Kings- Shreyas Iyer

Mumbai Indians– Hardik Pandya

Delhi Capitals- Akshar Patel

Sunrisers Hyderabad– Pat Cummins

Rajasthan Royals- Riyan Parag

Gujarat Titans- Shubhman Gill

Lucknow Super Giants- Rishabh Pant

Salaries of captains of all teams in IPL 2026

Money was showered on the players in the IPL 2026 Mega Auction. The salaries of all the captains in IPL 2026 are also in crores of rupees. LSG captain Ribhav Pant has been retained for Rs 27 crore, while Shreyas Iyer’s salary is Rs 26.75 crore. Pat Cummins 18 crores, Ruturaj Gaikwad 18 crores, Riyan Parag 18 crores, Shubman Gill 16.50 crores, Axar Patel 16.50 crores, Rajat Patidar 11 crores, while Ajinkya Rahane’s salary for IPL 2026 is Rs 1.50 crores. Among these 10 captains, Rishabh Pant has the highest salary, while Ajinkya Rahane has the lowest salary.