All the teams have started their preparations for IPL 2026. Before the IPL 2026 Mini Auction, all the franchises have released their retain and release lists. Along with this, the playing 11 of all the teams is also almost finalized, because all the teams have released only those players whom they do not need.

Before IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings have officially announced the name of their captain. However, today we are going to tell you the names of the captain and vice-captain of all the teams.

Captains and vice-captains of all teams for IPL 2026

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians team can make Hardik Pandya the captain of its team, while Suryakumar Yadav is going to be seen as the vice-captain of the team.

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has left the team, RR has included Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran in their team in his place. According to reports, the franchise can make Ravindra Jadeja its captain, while Yashasvi Jaiswal can be seen in the role of vice-captain.

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings traded Sanju Samson to Rajasthan, after which it was believed that he would become the captain of the team, but the very next day the franchise made Ruturaj Gaikwad the captain of its team, while Sanju Samson would be in the role of vice-captain.

Lucknow Super Giants

Sanjeev Goenka’s team will be captained by Rishabh Pant, while Ayush Badoni, who has become the star of the domestic tournament, will be the vice-captain of the team.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

In IPL 2026, RCB will be captained by trophy-winning Rajat Patidar, while the vice-captain of the team will be in the hands of wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma.

punjab kings

Shreyas Iyer, who took Punjab Kings to the finals of IPL 2025, will be the captain of the team in IPL 2026 also, while Prabhsimran Singh will be the vice-captain of the team.

Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals team can change its captain before IPL 2026. The command of the team can be handed over to KL Rahul, while Akshar Patel, who was the captain of the team last season, can be seen in the role of vice-captain.

Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans will be captained by Team India’s ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill, while like last time, Rashid Khan will be the vice-captain of the team.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad has already announced the name of its captain before IPL 2026, the command of the team will be in the hands of Pat Cummins, while looking at the future, Kavya Maran can hand over the responsibility of vice-captain to Abhishek Sharma.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders had performed very poorly in IPL 2025, so the team can make Rinku Singh the captain of the team for IPL 2026 in place of Ajinkya Rahane, while the vice-captain of the team can be handed over to all-rounder Harshit Rana.