The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will kick off in Chennai on March 22. The season opener match will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). There are ten teams in the IPL, which consist of top cricketers worldwide. Let's have a look at all IPL teams and their captains.
List of 10 IPL teams and their captains:
| IPL Teams | Captains |
| Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Shreyas Iyer |
| Chennai Super Kings | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Punjab Kings | Shikhar Dhawan |
| Delhi Capitals | Rishabh Pant |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins |
| Lucknow Super Joints | KL Rahul |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Faf du Plessis |
| Gujarat Titans | Shubhman Gill |
Now, take a look at 3 legends who gave up captaincy
MS DHONI
Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down from captaincy of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) before the beginning of IPL 2022. This move came as a shock to both fans and experts alike. Dhoni opted to hand over the team's leadership responsibilities to Ravindra Jadeja.
CSK STRUGGLED UNDER RAVINDRA JADEJA
CSK faced challenges under Jadeja's captaincy, securing only 2 wins out of 8 matches. After this, Dhoni resumed his role as captain but CSK failed to advance to the second round of IPL 2022.
In IPL 2023, Dhoni led the CSK from the outset. The team made a remarkable comeback, clinching the IPL title. In the final, Jadeja's boundary on the last ball sealed the victory for his team.
It's confirmed that Dhoni will continue to lead CSK in IPL 2024. However, there might be a change in captaincy for CSK in IPL 2025. The potential replacement for Dhoni remains uncertain, with Ruturaj Gaikwad emerging as a strong candidate for the captaincy role.
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VIRAT KOHLI
Virat Kohli made a surprising announcement before the second half of IPL 2021 as he stepped down as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
In the IPL 2022 mega-auction, RCB signed Faf du Plessis and handed him the team's charge. Kohli continues to play under du Plessis and assumes the captaincy role in du Plessis' absence.
Not long before relinquishing his RCB captaincy, Kohli had also stepped down as the captain of India's T20I team. Four months later, he resigned from the Test captaincy as well. Currently, he serves as a specialist batter under Rohit Sharma's captaincy in international cricket.
SACHIN TENDULKAR
Sachin Tendulkar joined Mumbai Indians (MI) as their icon player before the IPL 2008 mega-auction and assumed the role of team captain. He served as MI's captain full-time from 2008 to 2011 before stepping down before IPL 2012.
Following Tendulkar's decision to relinquish the captaincy, Harbhajan Singh took over as MI's captain for IPL 2012. However, he also resigned before IPL 2013, leading to Ricky Ponting taking charge. Ponting's tenure as captain was short-lived as he stepped down during the season, and Rohit Sharma was appointed captain.
Despite stepping down from the captaincy, Tendulkar remained a vital part of MI. He retired from the IPL after winning the 2013 season under Rohit Sharma's leadership. Tendulkar played his final match for MI in the 2013 Champions League final, in which MI emerged victorious.
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