IPL 2025: Team Captains With Amazing Salaries & Their Performance
IPL 2025 (Indian Premier League) season 18 is set to begin from March 22. Captains of 5 team’s changed this year which also led to a change in their salaries. However, it is the first time since 2019 there is only one overseas captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the captain of the Australian team Pat Cummins and all other teams have Indian captains this time. Following is the list of captains with their salaries and IPL performance :
IPL 2025 Team Captains List:
1. Rajat Patidar: Rajat Patidar, new captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore will lead the team this year under the mentorship of senior players and has a salary of rupees 11 crores. He has played 27 matches and scored 799 runs with 7 fifties and 1 hundred with a highest score of 112*. As the captain let’s see how many changes occur in the performance of Rajat Patidar in IPL 2025.
2. Hardik Pandya: Mumbai Indians will play under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya for the year IPL 2025. As per the reports of ‘Sportskeeda’ his salary is rupees 16.35 crores. Hardik Pandya was captain of Gujarat Titans for 2 years and he was retained by Mumbai Indian again in 2025. He has played 137 matches and scored 2525 runs with 9 fifties and 0 hundred with a highest score of 91 runs. He has taken 64 wickets as he is an all-rounder.
3. Axar Patel: This Year, the bowling champion Axar Patel will lead the Delhi Capitals team. As per the reports, his salary for the IPL 2025 is 16.5 crores. He has played 150 matches and scored 16753 runs with 3 fifties and 0 hundred with a highest score of 66 runs. As a bowler, he has taken 121 wickets.
4. Shubman Gill: Gujarat Titans Captain Shubman Gill has become a very popular name because of his Impressive performance and looks. His salary is rupees 16.5 crores for the IPL 2025. He has played 103 matches and scored 3216 runs with 20 fifties and 4 hundred with a highest score of 129 runs.
5. Sanju Samson: As per the reports Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson will charge rupees 18 crore for the IPL 2025 and will look forward to winning the trophy since 2008. He has played 168 matches and scored 4419 runs with 25 fifties and 3 hundreds with a highest score of 119 runs.
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6. Pat Cummins: The Australian captain Pat Cummins is the only Foreigner who has been appointed as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad and his salary for the IPL 2025 is rupees 18 crores. Pat Cummins has played 58 matches and scored 315 runs with 3 fifties and 0 hundred with a highest score of 66* runs.
7. Rishabh Pant: The captain of Lucknow Super Giants is the highest-paid captain in the IPL 2025 with a salary of rupees 27 crores. Rishabh Pant has played 111 matches and scored 3284 runs with 18 fifties and 1 hundred with a highest score of 128* runs.
8. Shreyas Iyer: Punjab Kings 11 has appointed a new captain Shreyas Iyer with a salary of rupees 26.75 crores. He has also won the title of IPL 2024 as the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders. He has played 116 matches and scored 3126 runs with 21 fifties and 0 hundred with a highest score of 93* runs.
9. Ruturaj Gaikwad: The most popular team Chennai Superkings will witness the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad in IPL 2025 and his salary is said to be rupees 18 crores. He has played 66 matches and scored 2380 runs with 18 fifties and 2 hundred with a highest score of 118* runs.
10. Ajinkya Rahane: Ajinkya Rahane will lead Kolkata Knight Riders for the first time and his salary is rupees 1.5 crores which is the lowest salary of a captain in IPL 2025. Ajinkya Rahane has played 185 matches and scored 4642 with 30 fifties and 2 hundreds with a highest score of 105* runs.
