IPL 2026: The upcoming season of the IPL will mark a record never before recorded. This record is linked to the captains of all 10 teams.
IPL 2026 All Indian Captains: The stage is set for IPL 2026. All teams are finalizing their preparations. Most teams are playing practice matches. Meanwhile, we will tell you how all 10 captains together broke a record in the history of the Indian Premier League that had stood for the past 19 years.
In fact, this will be the first time in the 19-year history of the IPL that all 10 teams in a season will be captained by Indian players. In the 2026 season, all 10 teams will be captained by Indians. It's worth noting that this has happened before, with all teams having Indian captains, but this is the first time this has happened since the addition of 10 teams to the tournament.
Pat Cummins' injury-related record
Australia's star fast bowler Pat Cummins will miss the first few matches of the 2026 IPL due to injury, which has led to Ishan Kishan being appointed captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad .Ishan will lead the team during Cummins's absence. Besides Cummins, the other nine teams already had Indian captains. Now, Hyderabad will also be led by an Indian player for the first few matches.
Captains of all 10 teams in IPL 2026
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rajat Patidar
- Sunrisers Hyderabad - Ishan Kishan (in the absence of Pat Cummins)
- Kolkata Knight Riders – Ajinkya Rahane
- Punjab Kings – Shreyas Iyer
- Lucknow Super Giants – Rishabh Pant
- Mumbai Indians – Hardik Pandya
- Rajasthan Royals – Riyan Parag
- Chennai Super Kings – Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Delhi Capitals – Axar Patel
- Gujarat Titans – Shubman Gill
Ishan Kishan captains IPL team for the first time
This will be the first time Ishan Kishan will be leading an IPL team. However, it's worth noting that Ishan has considerable experience captaining in domestic cricket. He led Jharkhand to the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title. Following this performance, Ishan was included in Team India's squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup. His impressive batting performance in the T20 World Cup played a key role in helping the Men in Blue win the title.
