In the mega auction of IPL 2025, many franchises needed a new captain. Because they had released their old captains. Due to which many big players were bought for a huge amount. In such a situation, the IPL salary of the captains has become a topic of discussion. Let us know about the salary of the captains. Rishabh Pant is at the first place in this list.

Highlights

1. Rishabh Pant most expensive captain in IPL 2025
2. Rahane is the cheapest captain in IPL 2025
3. IPL 2025 will start from March 22

Sports Desk, New Delhi. Only a few days are left for the start of the 18th season of IPL (IPL 2025). All preparations have been completed for this. The first match of the upcoming season will be played at Eden Gardens on March 22. KKR and RCB will face each other. All the 10 teams of IPL have also announced their captains.

This season, five IPL franchises got new captains. Delhi Capitals has made Akshar Patel its captain. KKR has handed over the command of the team to Ajinkya Rahane. Apart from this, RCB has made Rajat Patidar the leader of the team. Punjab has given the responsibility of captaincy to Shreyas Iyer and Lucknow has given the responsibility of captaincy to Rishabh Pant.

Five franchises appointed new captains

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In the mega auction of IPL 2025, many franchises needed a new captain. Because they had released their old captains. Due to which many big players were bought for a huge amount. In such a situation, the IPL salary of the captains has become a topic of discussion. Let us know about the salary of the captains.

Rishabh Pant has the highest salary

Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL 2025. Lucknow bought him for Rs 27 crore in the mega auction. Punjab also needed a new captain, due to which they bought Shreyas Iyer for 26.75 crores. Ajinkya Rahane will be the cheapest captain this season, as he has been bought by KKR for 1.5 crores.

A look at the salary of captains in IPL 2025

• Rishabh Pant (LSG) - Rs 27 crore
• Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) - 26.75 crores
• Pat Cummins (SRH) - Rs 18 crore
• Rituraj Gaikwad (SCK) – 18 crores
• Sanju Samson (RR) - 18 crores
• Axar Patel (DC) - Rs 16.5 crore
• Shubman Gill (GT) – 16.5 crores
• Hardik Pandya (MI) – Rs 16.35 crore
• Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 11 crores
• Ajinkya Rahane (KKR) – Rs 1.5 crore

Big names will not handle captaincy

Pat Cummins is at number three in this list of captains. Sunrisers Hyderabad has retained Pat Cummins for 18 crores for the year 2025. Under the leadership of Cummins, the team reached the finals last season. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni will no longer be seen captaining.