The 2025 IPL is set to begin on March 22 - Here are the captains and coaching staff for all ten franchises.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Captain: Ajinkya Rahane
Coaches: Chandrakant Pandit (head coach), Dwayne Bravo (mentor), Ottis Gibson (assistant coach), Bharat Arun (bowling coach), Carl Crowe (spin bowling coach), Biju George (head of scouting), Nathan Leamon (analyst)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Captain: Pat Cummins
Coaches: Daniel Vettori (head coach), Muthiah Muralidaran (bowling coach), Ryan Cook (fielding coach), James Franklin (fast bowling coach)
Delhi Capitals
Captain: Axar Patel
Coaches: Hemang Badani (head coach), Venugopal Rao (director of cricket), Matthew Mott (assistant coach), Munaf Patel (bowling coach), Kevin Pietersen (mentor)
Lucknow Super Giants
Captain: Rishabh Pant
Coaches: Justin Langer (head coach), Zaheer Khan (mentor), Lance Klusener (assistant coach), Jonty Rhodes (fielding coach), Adam Voges (consultant), Vijay Dahiya (assistant coach)
Rajasthan Royals
Captain: Sanju Samson
Coaches: Rahul Dravid (head coach), Vikram Rathour (batting coach), Sairaj Bahutule (spin bowling coach), Kumar Sangakkara (director of cricket)
Punjab Kings
Captain: Shreyas Iyer
Coaches: Ricky Ponting (head coach), James Hopes (fast bowling coach), Brad Haddin (assistant coach), Sunil Joshi (spin bowling coach)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Captain: Rajat Patidar
Coaches: Andy Flower (head coach), Dinesh Karthik (mentor), Omkar Salvi (fast bowling coach), Mo Bobat (director of cricket), Malolan Rangarajan (spin bowling coach and player identification manager), Richard Halsall (assistant coach), Freddie Wilde (team analyst)
Mumbai Indians
Captain: Hardik Pandya
Coaches: Mahela Jayawardene (head coach), Kieron Pollard (batting coach), Lasith Malinga (Bowling coach), Paras Mhambrey (assistant bowling coach), Carl Hopkinson (fielding coach)
Chennai Super Kings
Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Coaches: Stephen Fleming (head coach), Michael Hussey (batting coach), Eric Simons (bowling consultant), Rajiv Kumar (fielding coach)
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