The nineteenth season of the Indian Premier League is ready to start when Royal Challengers Bengaluru takes on Sunrisers Hyderabad on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on March 28.
RCB will likely be led by Rajat Patidar, who skippered the workforce to the title in 2025, whereas SRH will likely be led by Ishan Kishan within the absence of full-time captain Pat Cummins.
Just one workforce, Rajasthan Royals, has made a change in its captaincy this season, with Riyan Parag taking on from the departing Sanju Samson on a everlasting foundation. The Royals are additionally considered one of two groups to make a change within the place of head coach, with Kumar Sangakkara taking on from Rahul Dravid.
The opposite workforce to make an identical change is Kolkata Knight Riders, the place Abhishek Nayar has changed Chandrakant Pandit.
Right here is the entire record of captains and coaches in IPL 2026:
| Group | Captain | Head Coach |
| Chennai Tremendous Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Stephen Fleming |
| Delhi Capitals | Axar Patel | Hemang Badani |
| Gujarat Titans | Shubman Gill | Ashish Nehra |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Ajinkya Rahane | Abhishek Nayar |
| Lucknow Tremendous Giants | Rishabh Pant | Justin Langer |
| Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya | Mahela Jayawardene |
| Punjab Kings | Shreyas Iyer | Ricky Ponting |
| Rajasthan Royals | Riyan Parag | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Rajat Patidar | Andy Flower |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins | Daniel Vettori |
Revealed on Mar 23, 2026