Five of the 10 IPL franchises have appointed new captains for IPL 2025. Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant will lead RCB, PBKS, KKR, DC and LSG, respectively. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pat Cummins, Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill will continue to lead MI, CSK, SRH, RR and GT, respectively.